Robust superhydrophobic cotton fibers prepared by simple dip-coating approach using chemical and plasma-etching pretreatments

Auteurs

Phuong Nguyen-Tri, Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3C 3J7, QC, Canada, Department of Construction Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec, Montréal, H3C 1K3, QC, Canada
Funda Altiparmak, Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3C 3J7, QC, Canada, Department of Chemistry, Université de Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris, 75006, France
Nam Nguyen, Department of Construction Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec, Montréal, H3C 1K3, QC, Canada
Ludovic Tuduri, Institut de Recherche Robert-Sauvé en Santé et Sécurité Dutravail, Montréal, H3A 3C2, QC, Canada
Claudiane M. Ouellet-Plamondon, Department of Construction Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, University of Quebec, Montréal, H3C 1K3, QC, Canada
Robert E. Prud'Homme, Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, H3C 3J7, QC, Canada

Type de document

Études primaires

Année de publication

2019

Langue

Anglais

Titre de la revue

ACS Omega

Première page

7829

Dernière page

7837

Résumé

The preparation of superhydrophobic textiles with high mechanical and chemical durability is challenging. Here, facile and fluorine-free methods, using alkali and plasma-etching treatments, followed by the addition of silica nanoparticles and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), were used to prepare superhydrophobic cotton surfaces. With different input variables and etching techniques, superhydrophobic cotton fabrics with high chemical and mechanical durability were successfully prepared, with contact angles up to 173^°. A control of the surface architecture at the nanoscale in combination with a homogeneous repellent layer of TEOS in the cotton surface was achieved. The repellent properties of the as-prepared cotton remain stable under accelerated laundering and abrasion test conditions. The etching pretreatment by alkali or plasma plays a key role in obtaining superhydrophobic cotton surfaces. © 2019 American Chemical Society.

Mots-clés

Coton, Fibre végétale, Plant fibre, Liquide, Liquid, Nanoparticule, Nanoparticle

Numéro de projet IRSST

n/a

Citation recommandée

Nguyen-Tri, P., Altiparmak, F., Nguyen, N., Tuduri, L., Ouellet-Plamondon, C. M. et Prud’homme, R. E. (2019). Robust superhydrophobic cotton fibers prepared by simple dip-coating approach using chemical and plasma-etching pretreatments. ACS Omega, 4(4), 7829-7837. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.9b00688