Superhydrophobic Nanocomposite Coatings of Hydrophobic Silica NPs and Poly(methyl methacrylate) with Notable Self‐Cleaning Ability

• Published in: Macromolecular symposia. Vol. 393; no. 1
• Main Authors: Sutar, Rajaram S., Gaikwad, Sima S., Latthe, Sanjay S., Kodag, Vishnu S., Deshmukh, S. B., Saptal, L. P., Kulal, S. R., Bhosale, Appasaheb K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2020
• Subjects: Abrasion; Adhesion tests; Cleaning; Coatings; Contact angle; Glass substrates; Hydraulic jets; Hydrophobic surfaces; Hydrophobicity; Immersion coating; lotus leaf; Morphology; nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Optimization; Polymethyl methacrylate; Polymethylmethacrylate; Sandpaper; self‐cleaning; Silica; Silicon dioxide; Sol-gel processes; Stability; Structural hierarchy; superhydrophobic; Wetting

The present paper describes a facile and inexpensive dip coating method for preparation of hierarchical superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating. The hydrophobic silica nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized via sol–gel technique. The superhydrophobicity of the coating is controlled by adjusting the conc...