Fabrication of mechanically resistant superhydrophobic synthetic suede materials

Abstract

Functionalization of synthetic suede materials with excellent superhydrophobicity can expand their application ranges.

Polyurethane elastomers with amphiphilic ABA tri-block co-polymers as the soft segments showing record-high tensile strength and simultaneously increased ductility

“…PDMS is highly immiscible with urethane hard segments 48 and PDMS-based polyurethanes have broad applications in wearable devices, 49 artificial skin 50 and sustainable synthetic leather. 51 However, PDMS-based polyurethanes generally show very poor mechanical properties and thus it is desirable to significantly improve the tensile strength while not sacrificing the ductility of the materials. Therefore, PDMS was further chosen in the present study.…”