Design and fabrication of thin polymer coating on cotton fabric surface to impart hydrophobicity: An admicellar polymerization approach

Pal, Sukanta; Mondal, Sourav; Maity, Jayanta

doi:10.1080/1023666x.2018.1514707

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“…in nanoscale finishes without changing the softness and breathability characteristics of cotton fabrics [30]. Admicellar polymerization has been successfully used to coat a polymeric thin film on different substrates such as polystyrene over alumina [29], polystyrene on cotton [30], polymethacrylate [31], on cotton and alumina pigment [32], polypyrrole on mica [33]. Admicellar polymerizations have superior advantages over the above process for its simplicity with low energy consumption when used on textile fabrics.…”

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Fluoropolymer adhered bioinspired hydrophobic, chemically durable cotton fabric for dense liquid removal and self-cleaning application

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Chaudhuri

2020

Surface Engineering

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Hydrophobic cotton fabric with a very high contact angle and low sliding angle hysteresis was prepared using a single-pot coating solution containing fluorosurfactant (FS 61) and fluoromonomer (octafluoropentylacrylate, OFPA). In this study, fluorine-based acrylate ester monomer was polymerized on cotton fabric by admicellar polymerization to make the cotton surface profoundly rough and, furthermore, very hydrophobic with high contact angle value, 144 ± 2 o . The surface morphology was determined using electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Modified washing durable hydrophobic cotton fabric provides an innovative and novel pathway for the practical application of self-cleaning textiles and dense solvent removal. It had excellent stability against daily household used liquids and even in a hazardous condition.

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