Abstract:This study introduces a relatively simple technique for the manufacture of superhydrophobic coatings on polymeric surfaces. Plastics such as unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (UPVC) do not have a strong hydrophobic nature that is characterized by their low contact angles. Techniques of both increasing surface roughness and lowering surface energy are required to change their hydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity. In the present study, a coating of a low-surface-energy thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) was spin… Show more
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