Gas-liquid interfacial films have emerged as versatile materials for surface modification in biomedical applications,agriculture,and antifouling owing to their strong substrate-bonding capabilities.Silk nanofibrils(SN...Gas-liquid interfacial films have emerged as versatile materials for surface modification in biomedical applications,agriculture,and antifouling owing to their strong substrate-bonding capabilities.Silk nanofibrils(SNF),as nanoscale building blocks of silk,exhibit exceptional mechanical stability,high crystallinity,and aqueous adaptability,making them ideal candidates for fabricating interfacial films.However,conventional fabrication methods for SNF-or protein-based interfacial films often involve complex and resource-intensive chemical processes.To overcome these challenges,this study introduces a simple and efficient strategy for preparing thermally induced SNF gas-liquid interfacial films via heat treatment,leveraging thermal evaporation-induced concentration to drive self-assembly.The method demonstrated broad applicability to various proteins and hydrophilic substrates,offering versatility and sustainability.Furthermore,the prepared films exhibited potential as antifouling and anti-counterfeiting functional coatings,significantly expanding the application scenarios of protein-based interfacial films.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21935002)。
文摘Gas-liquid interfacial films have emerged as versatile materials for surface modification in biomedical applications,agriculture,and antifouling owing to their strong substrate-bonding capabilities.Silk nanofibrils(SNF),as nanoscale building blocks of silk,exhibit exceptional mechanical stability,high crystallinity,and aqueous adaptability,making them ideal candidates for fabricating interfacial films.However,conventional fabrication methods for SNF-or protein-based interfacial films often involve complex and resource-intensive chemical processes.To overcome these challenges,this study introduces a simple and efficient strategy for preparing thermally induced SNF gas-liquid interfacial films via heat treatment,leveraging thermal evaporation-induced concentration to drive self-assembly.The method demonstrated broad applicability to various proteins and hydrophilic substrates,offering versatility and sustainability.Furthermore,the prepared films exhibited potential as antifouling and anti-counterfeiting functional coatings,significantly expanding the application scenarios of protein-based interfacial films.
