Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH<sub>2</sub>) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material <italic style="font-style: italic">via</italic> Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Hong-Ye Li; Zi-An Wang; Mei-Mei Yang; Bo Ge; Li-Ping Wang; Guang Li

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y

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Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-09-26

- Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 10, Pages: 1850-1862(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  School of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
- Author bio：
  
  wangliping5@163.com (L.P.W.)
  lglzsd@126.com (G. L.)
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y
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- Received：18 April 2025，
  
  Accepted：28 May 2025，
  
  Online First：02 September 2025，
  
  Published：05 October 2025
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Li, H. Y.; Wang, Z. A.; Yang, M. M.; Ge, B.; Wang, L. P.; Li, G. Polymer decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the fabrication of superhydrophobic material via metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1850–1862 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y.

Hong-Ye Li, Zi-An Wang, Mei-Mei Yang, et al. Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(10): 1850-1862. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y.
Li, H. Y.; Wang, Z. A.; Yang, M. M.; Ge, B.; Wang, L. P.; Li, G. Polymer decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the fabrication of superhydrophobic material via metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1850–1862 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y. DOI：

Hong-Ye Li, Zi-An Wang, Mei-Mei Yang, et al. Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2025, 43(10): 1850-1862. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y. DOI：

摘要

The monomer HFBA was grafted from the ZIF-8@GMA surface by metal-free ATRP. The obtained ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA hybrid material was cured on the fabric surface and the fabric has good superhydrophobicity properties. The oil-water separation experiment and self-cleaning test confirmed that ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA modified fabric has excellent oil-water separation effect and self-cleaning performance.

Abstract

We report a general method for the synthesis of polymer-decorated metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the fabrication of superhydrophobic materials through photoinduced metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Firstly

an MOF material

ZIF-8-NH

was synthesized through the self-assembly of metal ions and organic ligands at room temperature. ZIF-8-NH

was then reacted with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) to form ZIF-8@GMA. Finally

ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA was prepared by grafting fluorinated monomer 2

4-hexafluorobutyl acrylate (HFBA)

from the ZIF-8@GMA surface

via

photoinduced ATRP under 365 nm UV light. The structural evolution during the metal-free ATRP modification of ZIF-8-NH

was characterized by Fo

urier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

X-ray powder diffraction (XRD)

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

and thermogravimetry analysis (TGA). The test results verified that ZIF-8-NH

and ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA were successfully synthesized

and that the surface graft polymerization did not change the structure and morphology of ZIF-8-NH

. After anchoring the ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA hybrid material on the fabric surface

the water contact angle (WCA) of the ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA hybrid material-modified fabric surface reached 154.2

which achieved a superhydrophobic state. In addition

the oil-water separation experiment and self-cleaning test demonstrated that the ZIF-8@GMA-PHFBA hybrid material-modified fabric has an excellent oil-water separation effect and self-cleaning performance. This material shows promising potential for applications in self-cleaning and oil-water separation technologies.

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Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH2) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3390-y

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Polymer Decorated Zn-MOF (ZIF-8-NH₂) for the Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Material via Metal-free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization