Facile Fabrication of Non-fluorinated Durable Superhydrophobic Cotton Fabric

Multifunctional composite coatings with hydrophobic, UV-resistant, anti-oxidative, and photothermal performance for healthcare

“…Thus, the protective textiles with hydrophobicity will not only possess excellent protective performance for combating the adhesion of bacteria, pollutants, and hot water, but also can prevent the loss of other protective properties, including UV-resistant, anti-oxidative, and photothermal performance. Nowadays, many strategies have been proposed to create superhydrophobic and hydrophobic surfaces, including sol-gel, electrochemical oxidation, template method, plasma technology, self-assembly, deposition method, and phase separation method [6] , [8] . However, surface hydrophobicity and superhydrophobicity have the inherent drawback of poor abrasion resistance [9] , [10] , [11] , limiting their overall development in scientific research and practical application [6] .…”

Preparation and Application of Fluorine-Free Finishing Agent with Excellent Water Repellency for Cotton Fabric

“…To further improve the performance of silicone water repellent, researchers introduced other types of chain segments into the molecular chain and further combined them with different types of materials by cross-linking, grafting or hydrolysis and condensation of siloxane, which improved the film-forming property, hydrophobicity, long-term resistance, high and low temperature resistance, water resistance and mechanical strength of the polymer. There have been reports in the literature about the modification of silicone water repellent with polyurethane or acrylate [19][20][21]. Among the existing water repellent finishing methods, long-chain alkane compounds can provide cotton fabric with good water repellent properties, but these long-chain alkane compounds lack groups that can react with cotton fibers, resulting in poor washing resistance and severely affecting the hand feel and air permeability [22,23].…”