Facile fabrication of a superhydrophobic fabric with mechanical stability and easy-repairability.
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.
State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
Xiaotao
X
Zhu
Zhaozhu
Z
Zhang
Jin
J
Yang
Xianghui
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Xu
Xuehu
X
Men
Xiaoyan
X
Zhou
D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013784:Textiles / Q000032:analysis*