Artificial lotus leaf structures from assembling carbon nanotubes and their applications in hydrophobic textiles

Liu, Yuyang; Tang, Jing; Wang, Ronghua; Lu, Haifeng; Li, Li; Kong, Yeeyee; Qi, Kaihong; Xin, John Haozhong

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“…Some research has been carried out on improving the roughness and hydrophobicity of woven textiles to generate a stronger effect and non-woven mats of electrospun fibres have been found to be highly effective superhydrophobic surfaces and can be produced with very small fibre diameters. [54,55,56,57] …”

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An introduction to superhydrophobicity

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Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

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Section: Textiles and Fibresmentioning

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An introduction to superhydrophobicity

Shirtcliffe

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Atherton

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Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

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“…[14,15] Also, many of these smart materials have surfaces that dynamically alter their physicochemical properties in response to changes in their environmental conditions and a triggered control of interfacial properties at the solid/water interface can be found in ion channels, [13] directional surface motions, [16] and bioinspired, smart surfaces with controllable wettability and adhesion. [17,18] The self-cleaning effect of lotus leaves, [19] the anisotropic de-wetting behavior of rice leaves, [20] the superhydrophobic forces exerted by a water strider's leg, [21] the attachment mechanism of geckos, [22] and many other natural phenomena are all related to unique micro-and nanostructures on surfaces. [23][24][25][26][27][28] The creation of such complex functionalities in bioinspired materials depends on well-ordered multiscale structures.…”

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Bio‐Inspired, Smart, Multiscale Interfacial Materials

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In this review a strategy for the design of bioinspired, smart, multiscale interfacial (BSMI) materials is presented and put into context with recent progress in the field of BSMI materials spanning natural to artificial to reversibly stimuli‐sensitive interfaces. BSMI materials that respond to single/dual/multiple external stimuli, e.g., light, pH, electrical fields, and so on, can switch reversibly between two entirely opposite properties. This article utilizes hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity as an example to demonstrate the feasibility of the design strategy, which may also be extended to other properties, for example, conductor/insulator, p‐type/n‐type semiconductor, or ferromagnetism/anti‐ferromagnetism, for the design of other BSMI materials in the future.

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“…However, the substrate material that can be used is limited, due to the high-temperature processing required for CNT growth, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) [9]. To solve this problem, CNTs have been immobilized on the surface, using chemical binding and adhesive polymers [10]. However, the surface immobilization technique has several problems, including limited CNT density control, complex chemical treatments, a weak adhesive force, and low stability.…”

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“…Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attractive for the nanostructure fabrication of superhydrophobic materials [8][9][10][11]. However, the substrate material that can be used is limited, due to the high-temperature processing required for CNT growth, such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) [9].…”

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Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic Water-Repellent Mesh for Underwater Sensors

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Journal of Sensor Science and Technology

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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/bync/3.0)which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Journal of Sensor Science and Technology Vol. 22, No. 2 (2013) AbstractA superhydrophobic mesh is a unique structure that blocks water, while allowing gases, sound waves, and energy to pass through the holes in the mesh. This mesh is used in various devices, such as gas-and energy-permeable waterproof membranes for underwater sensors and electronic devices. However, it is difficult to fabricate micro-and nano-structures on three-dimensional surfaces, such as the cylindrical surface of a wire mesh. In this research, we successfully produced a superhydrophobic water-repellent mesh with a high contact angle (>150°) for nanofibrous structures. Conducting polymer (CP) composite nanofibers were evenly coated on a stainless steel mesh surface, to create a superhydrophobic mesh with a pore size of 100 µm. The nanofiber structure could be controlled by the deposition time. As the deposition time increased, a high-density, hierarchical nanofiber structure was deposited on the mesh. The mesh surface was then coated with Teflon, to reduce the surface energy. The fabricated mesh had a static water contact angle of 163°, and a water-pressure resistance of 1.92 kPa.

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Artificial lotus leaf structures from assembling carbon nanotubes and their applications in hydrophobic textiles

Cited by 254 publications

References 54 publications

An introduction to superhydrophobicity

An introduction to superhydrophobicity

Bio‐Inspired, Smart, Multiscale Interfacial Materials

Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic Water-Repellent Mesh for Underwater Sensors

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