A general route to transform normal hydrophilic cloths into superhydrophobic surfaces

Tie Wang; Xiaoge Hu; Shaojun Dong

doi:10.1039/b616778k

A general route to transform normal hydrophilic cloths into superhydrophobic surfaces

Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 May 14:(18):1849-51. doi: 10.1039/b616778k. Epub 2007 Feb 13.

Authors

Tie Wang¹, Xiaoge Hu, Shaojun Dong

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, Jilin, P. R. China.

PMID: 17476408
DOI: 10.1039/b616778k

Abstract

Herein, we describe a simple and inexpensive method for forming superhydrophobic cloths with the highest water contact angle of close to 180 degrees , in which normal commercial cloths serving as pristine materials are modified with suitable gold micro/nanostructures.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry, Physical
Elasticity
Gold / chemistry
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Nanotechnology / methods*
Solutions
Sulfhydryl Compounds / chemistry
Surface Properties
Ultrasonics
Water / chemistry*

Substances

Solutions
Sulfhydryl Compounds
Water
dodecylmercaptan
Gold