Facile Fabrication of Fluorine-Free, Anti-Icing, and Multifunctional Superhydrophobic Surface on Wood Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of the Superhydrophobic PMHOS
2.3. Synthesis of the SiO2/PMHOS Solution
2.4. Surface Modification of the Wood Samples
2.5. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Wood
3.2. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Characterization
3.3. The Durability of the Superhydrophobic Wood
3.4. Multifunctional Wood Treated with SiO2/PMHOS
3.4.1. Self-Cleaning and Anti-Fouling Property
3.4.2. Anti-Icing Property
3.5. Water Repellency and Dimensional Stability
3.6. The Formation Mechanism of the Superhydrophobic Wood Surface
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cao, M.; Tang, M.; Lin, W.; Ding, Z.; Cai, S.; Chen, H.; Zhang, X. Facile Fabrication of Fluorine-Free, Anti-Icing, and Multifunctional Superhydrophobic Surface on Wood Substrates. Polymers 2022, 14, 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14101953
Cao M, Tang M, Lin W, Ding Z, Cai S, Chen H, Zhang X. Facile Fabrication of Fluorine-Free, Anti-Icing, and Multifunctional Superhydrophobic Surface on Wood Substrates. Polymers. 2022; 14(10):1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14101953
Chicago/Turabian StyleCao, Mengting, Mingwei Tang, Wensheng Lin, Zehao Ding, Shuang Cai, Hanxian Chen, and Xinxiang Zhang. 2022. "Facile Fabrication of Fluorine-Free, Anti-Icing, and Multifunctional Superhydrophobic Surface on Wood Substrates" Polymers 14, no. 10: 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14101953