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Fabrics with Tunable Oleophobicity

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: A simple “dip-coating” process that imbues oleophobicity to various surfaces that inherently possess re-entrant texture, such as commercially available fabrics, is reported. These dip-coated fabric surfaces exhibit reversible, deformation-dependent, tunable wettability, including the capacity to switch their surface wetting properties (between super-repellent and super-wetting) against a wide range of polar and nonpolar liquids.

Source: Advanced Materials

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200802502

Authors: Wonjae Choi, Anish Tuteja, Shreerang Chhatre, Joseph M. Mabry, Robert E. Cohen, Gareth H. McKinley

Institutions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edwards Air Force Base

Language: English

Topic: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Army Research Office, Air Force Research Laboratory

Awards: G1523888516, G5183215711, G568228518, G7452299184, G8289759875