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Facile fabrication of durable superamphiphobic PET fabrics

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Superamphiphobic coatings/materials are important for a wide variety of applications, but the majority of these coatings/materials still suffer from poor durability. Therefore, multifunctional superamphiphobic coatings/materials with strong mechanical and chemical stability are highly desired. Herein, a simple and flexible approach to produce multifunctional superamphiphobic poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) textiles was reported. First, dual micro/nanostructures on the PET fabric surface are constructed by hydrolysis of trimethoxymethylsilane, N-octyltriethoxysilane, and trimethylchlorosilane, and further modified by 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane and poly(vinylidene fluoride). The as-obtained superamphiphobic PET fabrics show high liquid repellency to water, oil, organic liquids, and strong acid or alkali solutions, exhibiting a water contact angle (WCA) of 161° and an oil contact angle (OCA) of 156°. Meanwhile, the superamphiphobic PET fabrics show strong abrasion resistance; even after 180-cm consistent abrasion, the WCA still maintains 148° and the OCA maintains 140°. Importantly, the fabrics maintain their excellent superamphiphobic property after long-term UV irradiation or ultrasonic treatment, respectively. Because the prepared fabrics have multifunctional features and are easy to fabricate with low cost, they show great potential for self-cleaning, antifouling, anti-icing, drug reduction, corrosion resistance, and protective uniforms.

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This work was supported by the Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities with Grant No. 2242016K41020.

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    Xuan Zhou, Si Sun, Chuan Zhang, Xiao-Yu Wang & Yong Jiang

  2. School of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Engineering, Chengxian College, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210088, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

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Zhou, X., Sun, S., Zhang, C. et al. Facile fabrication of durable superamphiphobic PET fabrics. J Coat Technol Res 17, 711–718 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-019-00289-0

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