Superhydrophobic fibrous polymers

Mélanie Wolfs (1) , Thierry Darmanin (1) , Frédéric Guittard (1)

1 Surfaces & Interfaces

Superhydrophobicity coming from the appropriate structuration, morphology, and low surface energy material, is a more and more demanded property in many fields. Especially superhydrophobic fibers are interesting because of their re-entrant structure and their potential applications in apparel. On the other hand, polymeric materials are of interest because of their versatility and their easy-to-implement. The complementarity of polymer and fiber morphology is interesting to develop. This review discuss on the various techniques to produce superhydrophobic fibrous polymer films.

Domaines: Matériaux

Mélanie Wolfs, Thierry Darmanin, Frédéric Guittard. Superhydrophobic fibrous polymers. Polymer Reviews, 2013, 53, pp.460-505. ⟨10.1080/15583724.2013.808666⟩. ⟨hal-00844149⟩