Issue 9, 2010
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Superhydrophilic and solvent resistant coatings on polypropylene fabrics by a simple deposition process†

Jason Fang,a   Antonios Kelarakis,a   Luis Estevez,a   Yue Wang,a   Robert Rodrigueza  and  Emmanuel P. Giannelis*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Bard Hall, Ithaca, New York, USA
E-mail: epg2@cornell.edu

Abstract

A simple, yet general coating method to plasma treated polymeric substrates is presented. The method is based on electrostatic interactions between the surface functionalized nanoparticles and the charged substrate and leads to stable and solvent resistant multilayer coatings. The coatings render polypropylene (PP) hydrophilic and in the case of PP fabric superhydrophilic. The superhydrophilicity is attributed to the topography and increased roughness of the fabric compared to a planar, smooth substrate.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C000416M
Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jan 2010
Accepted
22 Jan 2010
First published
01 Feb 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2010,20, 1651-1653

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Superhydrophilic and solvent resistant coatings on polypropylene fabrics by a simple deposition process

J. Fang, A. Kelarakis, L. Estevez, Y. Wang, R. Rodriguez and E. P. Giannelis, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 1651 DOI: 10.1039/C000416M

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