Preparation and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Polypropylene Surface with Excellent Self-Cleaning Property

Abstract:

A superhydrophobic polypropylene surface was obtained by a facile method. The water contact angle and sliding angle of the superhydrophobic polypropylene surface were 157±1.8ºand 1.6º, respectively. When the superhydrophobic polypropylene surface was contaminated, 99 % contaminant particles were removed from the superhydrophobic polypropylene surface by artificial rain, showing excellent self-cleaning property.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 295-297)
• Pages: 1613-1616
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.295-297.1613
• Online since: July 2011
• Authors: Zhi Qing Yuan, Jun Liang Wu, Xi Hai Hao, Xu Nan Wang, Xun Meng Xu, Hui Ping Zhang
• Keywords: Polypropylene (PP), Self-Cleaning, Superhydrophobic, Surface, Water Contact Angle

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