Construction of waterborne superhydrophobic coatings with controlled water-droplet adhesion

Yang, JX (Yang, Jixiang) 1Fan, HY (Fan, Haoyu) 1Zhou, YQ (Zhou, Yuqian) 1Liang, HY (Liang, Huiyun) 1Zeng, LH (Zeng, Liheng) 1Xie, D (Xie, Dong) 1Guo, TY (Guo, Tianying) 1

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 2021, Article Number e51482

DOI 10.1002/app.51482

Abstract

A novel strategy for fabricating waterborne superhydrophobic coatings with controllable adhesive force to water-droplet has been developed by blending the amphiphilic silica nanoparticles modified using thermally sensitive amphiphilic polymers with polymer latex, which could be applied for self-cleaning or no loss transfer of microdroplets. And a theoretical analysis of the relationship between the surface chemical composition and the water-droplet adhesion of the superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating is proposed.