Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces
Superhydrophobic coatings are gaining popularity because of their low maintenance requirements, high durability, and wide range of potential uses. Such coatings, for instance, may provide beneficial resistance to fouling, icing, smear, and corrosion, and can separate oil from water. Therefore, the c...
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| author | Shroq AlZadjali Zineb Matouk Abdulla AlShehhi Nitul Rajput Meriam Mohammedture Monserrat Guttierrez |
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| description | Superhydrophobic coatings are gaining popularity because of their low maintenance requirements, high durability, and wide range of potential uses. Such coatings, for instance, may provide beneficial resistance to fouling, icing, smear, and corrosion, and can separate oil from water. Therefore, the creation of superhydrophobic materials is a topic of great interest to academics all around the world. In this paper, a spray-coating deposition technique is used to deposit silica nanoparticles on glass while using a sol–gel as a base. The applied coating increased the transmittance to 99% at 600 nm. Water contact angle (WCA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of the coated layer’s grade index and induced porousness led to superhydrophobic behavior with a water contact angle that was higher than 158°. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f5d1875f48c43d7b8cdd7cd9ab79af12023-11-16T16:09:26ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-01-01133170710.3390/app13031707Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film SurfacesShroq AlZadjali0Zineb Matouk1Abdulla AlShehhi2Nitul Rajput3Meriam Mohammedture4Monserrat Guttierrez5Advanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Materials Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Accelerator 2 Building, on Plot M12, Masdar City, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 9639, United Arab EmiratesSuperhydrophobic coatings are gaining popularity because of their low maintenance requirements, high durability, and wide range of potential uses. Such coatings, for instance, may provide beneficial resistance to fouling, icing, smear, and corrosion, and can separate oil from water. Therefore, the creation of superhydrophobic materials is a topic of great interest to academics all around the world. In this paper, a spray-coating deposition technique is used to deposit silica nanoparticles on glass while using a sol–gel as a base. The applied coating increased the transmittance to 99% at 600 nm. Water contact angle (WCA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of the coated layer’s grade index and induced porousness led to superhydrophobic behavior with a water contact angle that was higher than 158°.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1707spray coatingsilica nanoparticlessol–geltransparencysuper hydrophobicity |
| spellingShingle | Shroq AlZadjali Zineb Matouk Abdulla AlShehhi Nitul Rajput Meriam Mohammedture Monserrat Guttierrez Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces Applied Sciences spray coating silica nanoparticles sol–gel transparency super hydrophobicity |
| title | Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces |
| title_full | Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces |
| title_fullStr | Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces |
| title_short | Simple, Scalable Route to Produce Transparent Superhydrophobic/Hydrophilic Film Surfaces |
| title_sort | simple scalable route to produce transparent superhydrophobic hydrophilic film surfaces |
| topic | spray coating silica nanoparticles sol–gel transparency super hydrophobicity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1707 |
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