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Transparent and robust omniphobic surface using colloidal polymer layers

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Herein, the transparent omniphobic coating on glass slides was fabricated by using three different colloidal dispersions as sacrificial templates for a silica sol to make nano-scale surface roughness. These surface structures were further functionalized with a long chain fluorinated silane. These coatings showed a stable repellency to both water and low-surface tension liquids with the maximum contact angle of 156° to water and of about 130° to corn and paraffin oils. The prepared glass slides presented very high transparency with a light transmittance of about 92–98%. The coated surfaces were stable up to 400 °C and represented a good resistance under corrosive conditions by immersing 24 h in aqueous solutions of H2SO4 (pH 2) and KOH (pH 14).

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The authors express their gratitude to the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad for support of this project (Grant No. 3/38438).

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran

    Tahereh Mahvelati-Shamsabadi, Elaheh K. Goharshadi, Gholamhossein Zohuri, Reza Erfani Ghorbani & Pedram Hosseinpour

  2. Nano Research Center, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran

    Elaheh K. Goharshadi

  3. Micro-Nano Technologies in Renewable Energies Center, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran

    Elaheh K. Goharshadi

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Mahvelati-Shamsabadi, T., Goharshadi, E.K., Zohuri, G. et al. Transparent and robust omniphobic surface using colloidal polymer layers. J IRAN CHEM SOC 19, 4589–4599 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13738-022-02623-7

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