titanium(IV) isopropoxide (TiP, 97+%), and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS,
99+%) were purchased from Alfa Aesar. Yttrium(III) nitrate hexahydrate
(Y(NO3)3·6H2O) was purchased
from Fluorochem. Acetic acid (AcOH) was purchased from Honeywell.
Ethanol (EtOH, ≥99.8% GC) was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.
For fluorinated coating, glutaraldehyde (GA, 50 wt % in water) and
1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane (PDTS) were purchased from
Sigma-Aldrich. All reagents were used without further refinement.
For measuring the absorption capacities, acetone, hexane, dimethylformamide
(DMF), tetrahydrofuran (THF), ethyl acetate, dichloromethane (DCM),
and silicone oil were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Toluene and chloroform
were purchased from Fisher Scientific.