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Superhydrophobic surface directly created by electrospinning based on hydrophilic material

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We describe a method to form hydrophobic surfaces using PHBV (Poly (hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate))—a kind of intrinsically hydrophilic material. The concentration of polymer solutions was varied to control the surface morphology and resultant wetting property. The as-prepared films were characterized by micro-scale valley-and-hill structure, which was formed by aggregating of electrospun beads. The bead morphology changed from smooth to porous and popcorn-like with decreased concentrations. The shape of water droplet on these surfaces had contact angles ranging from 110.7 to 158.1°, with a maximum standard deviation of 2.5°. It was found that both the micro and nanostructure were important to create a superhydrophobic surface.

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  1. State Key Lab for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymeric Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 200051, People’s Republic of China

    Meifang Zhu, Weiwei Zuo, Hao Yu, Wen Yang & Yanmo Chen

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Zhu, M., Zuo, W., Yu, H. et al. Superhydrophobic surface directly created by electrospinning based on hydrophilic material. J Mater Sci 41, 3793–3797 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-5910-z

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