Superhydrophobic fabrics from hybrid silica sol-gel coatings: Structural effect of precursors on wettability and washing durability Wang, Hongxia, Ding, Jie, Xue, Yuhua, Wang, Xungai and Lin, Tong 2010, Superhydrophobic fabrics from hybrid silica sol-gel coatings: Structural effect of precursors on wettability and washing durability, Journal of materials research, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 1336-1343. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads lin-superhydrophobic-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 2.41MB 315 Title Superhydrophobic fabrics from hybrid silica sol-gel coatings: Structural effect of precursors on wettability and washing durability Author(s) Wang, Hongxia orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-9791 Ding, Jie Xue, Yuhua Wang, Xungai orcid.org/0000-0002-3549-6769 Lin, Tong orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-0671 Journal name Journal of materials research Volume number 25 Issue number 7 Start page 1336 End page 1343 Total pages 8 Publisher Cambridge University Press Place of publication New York, N.Y. Publication date 2010 ISSN 0884-2914 2044-5326 Summary Particle-containing silica sol was synthesized by co-hydrolysis and co-condensation of two silane precursors, tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and an organic silane composed of a non-hydrolyzable functional group (e.g., alkyl, flourinated alkyl, and phenyl), and used to produce superhydrophobic coatings on fabrics. it has been revealed that the non-hydrolyzable functional groups in the organic silanes have a considerable influence on the fabric surface wettability. When the functional group was long chain alkyl (C16), phenyl, or flourinated alkyl (C8), the treated surfaces were highly superhydrophobic with a water contact angle (CA) greater than 170°, and the CA value was little affected by the fabric type. The washing durability of the superhydrophobic coating was improved by introducing the third silane containg epoxide group, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxsilane (GPTMS), for synthesis. Although the presence of epoxide groups in the coating slightly reduced the fabrics' superhydrophobicity, the washing durability was considerably improved when polyester and cotton fabrics were used as substrates. Language eng Field of Research 091205 Functional Materials Socio Economic Objective 860406 Synthetic Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, Cambridge University Press Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032612 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation Open Access Collection GTP Research   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 11 Feb 2011, 11:05:39 EST Tue, 08 Mar 2011, 10:45:45 EST Thu, 31 Mar 2011, 11:36:05 EST Thu, 31 Mar 2011, 11:36:58 EST Thu, 31 Mar 2011, 11:39:08 EST Tue, 14 Jun 2011, 14:48:15 EST Mon, 03 Feb 2014, 14:34:44 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 17:17:49 EST Fri, 10 Oct 2014, 08:45:51 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:46:39 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:15:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 46 times in TR Web of Science Cited 55 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1490 Abstract Views, 317 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 11 Feb 2011, 11:05:33 EST by Christine Rimmer