1. Facile transformation of hydrophilic cellulose into superhydrophobic cellulose
- Author
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Xianhong Wang, Suobo Zhang, Shenghai Li, and Haibo Xie
- Subjects
Paper ,Materials science ,Chemical Phenomena ,Polymers ,Surface Properties ,Silicones ,Chemical vapor deposition ,engineering.material ,Catalysis ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Hydrolysis ,Coating ,Polymer chemistry ,Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ,Materials Chemistry ,Cellulose ,Nanoscopic scale ,Chemistry, Physical ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Metals and Alloys ,General Chemistry ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials ,chemistry ,Polymerization ,Chemical engineering ,Ceramics and Composites ,engineering ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Wetting - Abstract
Superhydrophobic cellulose-based materials coupled with transparent, stable and nanoscale polymethylsiloxane coating have been successfully achieved by a simple process via chemical vapor deposition, followed by hydrolyzation and polymerization.
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- 2008