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Creating Superhydrophobic Polycarbonate Fiber Network from Hydrophilic Polycarbonate through Electrospinning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Shuangwu Li  and
Asa H. Barber
Shuangwu Li
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
Asa H. Barber
Affiliation:
Department of Materials, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
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Abstract

Considerable research has focused on the formation of superhydrophobic surfaces utilizing both the chemical composition of surfaces and geometric effects. In this study, a superhydrophobic polycarbonate (PC) network surface was produced from hydrophilic polycarbonate through electrospinning process. Complex surface geometries often related to material roughness is used to evaluate the wetting behavior of electrospun polycarbonate fiber network. The surface properties of electrospun polycarbonate fibers are therefore examined with the potential to exploit the fibers through enhancing hydrophobic behavior. Characterization and analysis of PC electrospun fiber and PC film surfaces were carried out to compare surface roughness with wetting contact angle. Analytical models are used to describe hydrophobicity in terms of roughness.

Keywords

polymerfiberporosity
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1403: Symposium V – Multifunctional Polymer-Based Materials , 2012 , mrsf11-1403-v17-50
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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