Issue 18, 2007

A general route to transform normal hydrophilic cloths into superhydrophobic surfaces

Abstract

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

Graphical abstract: A general route to transform normal hydrophilic cloths into superhydrophobic surfaces

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
16 Nov 2006
Accepted
26 Jan 2007
First published
13 Feb 2007

Chem. Commun., 2007, 1849-1851

A general route to transform normal hydrophilic cloths into superhydrophobic surfaces

T. Wang, X. Hu and S. Dong, Chem. Commun., 2007, 1849 DOI: 10.1039/B616778K

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