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Creation of a Superhydrophobic Surface from an Amphiphilic Polymer
Author(s) -
Feng Lin,
Song Yanlin,
Zhai Jin,
Liu Biqian,
Xu Jian,
Jiang Lei,
Zhu Daoben
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200390212
Subject(s) - amphiphile , vinyl alcohol , polymer , nanofiber , nanotechnology , polymer science , chemical engineering , surface (topology) , oxide , materials science , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , engineering , geometry , mathematics
Poly(vinyl alcohol) , an inherently amphiphilic material, can act as a superhydrophobic surface when deposited as nanofibers on an aluminum oxide membrane (see picture). The arrangement of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups, both in the surface and within the interior of the material, has a marked effect on surface activity.