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Facile fabrication of robust and healable superhydrophobic cotton fabric with flower-like Ni(OH)2@ODA micro-nanoparticles

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Surfaces with robust and healable superhydrophobicity have attracted much attention in recent years due to an improved life-time. Herein, flower-like nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH)2) micro-nanoparticles are prepared and used as reservoirs to load octadecylamine (ODA). Superhydrophobic cotton fabric is fabricated by dip-coating ODA modified Ni(OH)2 particles (Ni(OH)2@ODA) using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as hydrophobic binder. The influence of Ni(OH)2@ODA content on the surface morphology and wettability of the fabric is systematically investigated. The modification processes do not cause any discernable decrease in the mechanical and thermal properties of the fabric. The fabric exhibits excellent antifouling and self-cleaning performances, and can maintain superhydrophobicity after 700 abrasion cycles, strong acidic or alkaline corrosion and long-term UV exposure. It can effectively separate different oil–sea water mixtures with high separation efficiency, high flux and good reusability. Significantly, the superhydrophobicity of a damaged fabric surface from O2 plasma treatment can be automatically restored within 6 h at room temperature and 60 min at 50 °C. This facile and effective strategy may be useful for the development of robust protective clothing for various applications.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52003227 and 21905233) and State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles (Qingdao University, Grant No. K2019-05).

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  1. College of Textiles and Garments, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China

    Lei Chen, Wenyu Liu, Peng Wang, Zheng Zhao, Tao Wang & Tonghua Zhang

  2. Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Biomaterial Fiber and Modern Textile, Chongqing, 400715, China

    Lei Chen, Wenyu Liu, Peng Wang, Zheng Zhao, Tao Wang & Tonghua Zhang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Lei Chen

  4. Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Canada

    Feng Wu

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Chen, L., Liu, W., Wang, P. et al. Facile fabrication of robust and healable superhydrophobic cotton fabric with flower-like Ni(OH)2@ODA micro-nanoparticles. Cellulose 28, 581–592 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-03546-3

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