Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 261, Issue -, Pages 561-566Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.08.055
Keywords
Superhydrophobic; Layer-by-layer self-assembly deposition; Cotton fabrics; Poly-DMDAAC aqueous solution; Silica nanoparticles
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- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NCET-10-0311]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31000271]
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A facile and novel method for fabricating superhydrophobic cotton fabrics is described in the present work. The superhydrophobic surface has been prepared by utilizing cationic poly (dimethyldiallylammonium chloride) and silica particles together with subsequent modification of (heptadecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetradecyl) trimethoxysilane. The size distribution of silica particles was measured by Particle Size Analyzer. The cotton textiles before and after treatment were characterized by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The wetting behavior of cotton samples was investigated by water contact angle measurement. Moreover, the superhydrophobic durability of coated cotton textiles has been evaluated by exposure, immersion and washing tests. The results show that the treated cotton fabrics exhibited excellent chemical stability and outstanding non-wettability with the WCA of 155 +/- 2 degrees, which offers an opportunity to accelerate the large-scale production of superhydrophobic textiles materials for new industrial applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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