Stretchable Anti‐Fogging Tapes for Diverse Transparent Materials
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Author(s)
Lin, Shaoting
Yang, Yueying
Ni, Jiahua
Tsurimaki, Yoichiro
Liu, Xinyue
Lu, Baoyang
Tu, Yaodong
Zhou, Jiawei
Zhao, Xuanhe
Chen, Gang
Date Issued
June 2021
Journal
Advanced Functional Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
Lin, Shaoting, Yang, Yueying, Ni, Jiahua, Tsurimaki, Yoichiro, Liu, Xinyue et al. 2021. "Stretchable Anti‐Fogging Tapes for Diverse Transparent Materials." Advanced Functional Materials, 31 (36).
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Abstract
Surface wetting prevents surface fogging on transparent materials by facilitating filmwise condensation with specific chemistry, but suffers from material and geometry selectivity. Extreme environments associated with high humidity and mechanical loading further limit their anti-fogging persistence. Here, a stretchable anti-fogging tape (SAT) that can be applied to diverse transparent materials with varied curvatures for persistent fogging prevention is reported. The SAT consists of three synergistically combined transparent layers: i) a stretchable and tough layer with large elastic recovery, ii) an endurant anti-fogging layer insensitive to ambient humidity, and iii) a robustly and reversibly adhesive layer. The SAT maintains high total transmittance (>90%) and low diffuse transmittance (<5%) in high-humidity environments, under various modes of mechanical deformations, and over a prolonged lifetime (193 days tested so far). Two applications are demonstrated, including the SAT-adhered eyeglasses and goggles for clear fog-free vision, and the SAT-adhered condensation cover for efficient solar-powered freshwater production.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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