Journal
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 380, Issue -, Pages 182-186Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.04.063
Keywords
Superhydrophobic fabrics; Underwater stability; Mechanical durability; Easy-repairability; Wear and friction
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- National Science Foundation of China [50835009, 51002162]
- National 973 Project of China [200703607601]
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The poor mechanical stability of superhydrophobic fabrics severely hindered their use in practical applications. Herein, to address this problem, we fabricated a superhydrophobic fabric with both mechanical stability and easy-repairability by a simple method. The mechanical durability of the obtained superhydrophobic fabric was evaluated by finger touching and abrasion with sandpaper. The results show that rough surface textures of the fabric were retained, and the fabric surface still exhibited superhydrophobicity after tests. More importantly, when the fabric lost its superhydrophobicity after a long-time abrasion, it can be easily rendered with superhydrophobicity once more by a regeneration process. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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