A facile approach to obtain super-hydrophobicity for cotton fiber fabrics

Abstract

The process to simple obtain the microgel-coated cotton fabric with excellent superhydrophobic ability.

A One-Step Approach for a Durable and Highly Hydrophobic Coating for Flax Fabrics for Self-Cleaning Application

“…Recently, hydrophobic fabrics have attracted great interest, especially in the applied research field, due to their different applications, such as self-cleaning [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ], water/oil separation [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ] and antibacterial [ 15 , 16 ] and antifouling materials [ 17 , 18 ]. Several methods have been suggested by researchers for preparing hydrophobic natural fabrics, such as dip-coating [ 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], spray coating [ 25 , 26 ], self-assembly [ 27 , 28 , 29 ] and grafting [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Among these methods, dip-coating is the most used due to some advantages such as low cost [ 24 ] and simplicity compared to other methods, because it does not require particular equipment, and the coating film can be successfully prepared at simple laboratory conditions.…”

Fluorine-free nanoparticle coatings on cotton fabric: comparing the UV-protective and hydrophobic capabilities of silica vs. silica-ZnO nanostructures

“…Surface functionalization of textiles for hydrophobic (i.e., waterrepellent) and ultraviolet (UV)-protective capability is increasingly important for high-performance technical textiles, outdoor wear and protective fabrics applications. 1,2 Cellulosic cotton is the most widely used natural bre in the textile industry and comprises numerous surface hydroxyl groups, which renders such substrates intrinsically hydrophilic and hygroscopic. [3][4][5] Thus, effective, durable and stable functionalization routes for controlling cotton wettability are of great interest.…”