title: Fabrication of Robust and Antifouling Superhydrophobic Surfaces via Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization.
abstract: Superhydrophobic surfaces were fabricated via surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization of fluorinated methacrylates on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabrics. The hydrophobicity of the PET fabric was systematically tunable by controlling the polymerization time. The obtained superhydrophobic fabrics showed excellent chemical robustness even after exposure to different chemicals, such as acid, base, salt, acetone, and toluene. Importantly, the fabrics maintained superhydrophobicity after 2500 abrasion cycles, 100 laundering cycles, and long time exposure to UV irradiation. Also, the surface of the superhydrophobic fabrics showed excellent antifouling properties.
authors.affiliation: †College of Resource and Environment, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.|‡Shaanxi Research Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Technology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
authors.forename: Chao-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.affiliation: †College of Resource and Environment, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Jing
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: †College of Resource and Environment, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.|‡Shaanxi Research Institute of Agricultural Products Processing Technology, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: †College of Resource and Environment, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China.
authors.forename: Shun-Tian
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Jia
keywords: SI-ATRP; alkali treatment; antifouling property; superhydrophobic