Abstract
Reported here is a facile synthesis of nanoporous polymer chalk for painting superhydrophobic surfaces. Taking this nanoporous polymer as a media, superhydrophobicity is rapidly imparted onto three typical kinds of substrates, including paper, transparent polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), and finger skin. Quantitative characterization showed that the adhesion between the water droplet and polymer-coated substrates decreased significantly compared to that on the original surface, further indicating the effective wetting mode transformation. The nanoporous polymer coating would open a new door for facile, rapid, safe, and larger scale fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces on general substrates.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 12585-12590 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Langmuir |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Oct 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |