화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.320, 330-341, 2017
Mechanically durable superamphiphobic surfaces via synergistic hydrophobization and fluorination
Superhydrophobic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabrics were firstly fabricated by one-pot in situ Stober reaction of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and dodecyltrimethoxysilane (DTMS), in which the as-formed silica particles roughened the fiber surfaces and the hydrolyzed dodecyltrimethoxysilane hydrophobized the fabrics. Then the superhydrophobic fabrics were turned superamphiphobic after modification with perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (PFDTS), with water and oil contact angles higher than 150 degrees. The synergistic hydrophobization of DTMS, PFDTS and PDMS made the roughened fabrics easy to be superamphiphobic using very low concentration of PFDTS. Meanwhile, the as-obtained superamphiphobic fabric showed excellent chemical robustness even after exposure to different chemicals, such as acid, base, and salt. Importantly, the fabrics were durable to 100 cycles of laundries, 1000 cycles of mechanical abrasion as well as long time exposure to UV irradiation without apparently changing the amphiphobicity. Also, the surface of the superamphiphobic fabrics showed excellent blood stain resistance properties. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.