Macroporous silicon oxycarbide fibers with luffa-like superhydrophobic shells

Ping Lu; Qing Huang; Baodan Liu; Yoshio Bando; You-Lo Hsieh; Amiya K Mukherjee

doi:10.1021/ja902757a

Macroporous silicon oxycarbide fibers with luffa-like superhydrophobic shells

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Aug 5;131(30):10346-7. doi: 10.1021/ja902757a.

Authors

Ping Lu¹, Qing Huang, Baodan Liu, Yoshio Bando, You-Lo Hsieh, Amiya K Mukherjee

Affiliation

¹ Fiber and Polymer Science, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.

PMID: 19588973
DOI: 10.1021/ja902757a

Abstract

High-surface-area silicon oxycarbide macroporous fibers were fabricated through in situ cross-linking of a preceramic precursor without a prepatterned template. The unique luffa-like shell combined with intrinsic silicon-containing groups accounts for the resultant superhydrophobic property. Meanwhile, the oil-uptake capacity of the corresponding fiber mat is significantly improved by the capsulated nanoparticles.