Nano-Silica Bubbled Structure Based Durable and Flexible Superhydrophobic Electrospun Membranes

Summary

Superhydrophobic surfaces normally require elaborate processing to create the necessary nanoscale roughness, and the results are often uneven or rely on hazardous chemistry. This study takes a simpler route: silica nanoparticles are deposited onto electrospun polyurethane nanofibres during spinning, forming a bubbled surface structure in a single step. The membranes are both durable and flexible, and because the roughness is built into the fibre as it forms, the water-repellency survives handling rather than wearing off.

Authors & Affiliations

• Madeeha Batool

  Department of Chemistry, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
• Hasan B. Albargi

  Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices, Najran University, Saudi Arabia
• Adnan Ahmad

  Department of Textile Engineering, National Textile University, Pakistan
• Zubair Sarwar

  Department of Textile Engineering, National Textile University, Pakistan
• Zubair Khaliq

  Department of Materials, National Textile University, Pakistan
• Muhammad B. Qadir

  Department of Textile Engineering, National Textile University, Pakistan

Linari Electrospinning Systems

Topics

Materials