title: Studies on wettability of polypropylene/methyl-silicone composite film and polypropylene monolithic material.
abstract: A polypropylene/methyl-silicone superhydrophobic surface was prepared using a simple casting method. Varying the ratio of polypropylene and methyl-silicone results in different surface microstructure. The wetting behavior of the as-prepared surface was investigated. A polypropylene monolithic material was also prepared. Its superhydrophobicity still retains when the material was cut or abraded. The as-prepared material can also be used to separate some organic solvents from water.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
authors.forename: Weixin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Qihua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang