Superhydrophobic nanofibre membranes: Effects of particulate coating on hydrophobicity and surface properties

Journal of the Textile Institute

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 937-944

  Fang, Jian ^a   Wang, Hongxia ^a   Wang, Xungai ^a   Lin, Tong ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

nanofibres; superhydrophobic; surface coating; surface properties

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER EMMETT TELLERS; COATING SOLUTION; ELECTROSPUNS; NANOPARTICLE COATINGS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE LOADING; POLYACRYLONITRILE NANOFIBRE; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE COATINGS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY ANALYSIS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTACT ANGLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

COATINGS;

EID: 84865291382     PISSN: 00405000     EISSN: 17542340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405000.2011.631280     Document Type: Article

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