Surface Microphase Separation and Water-Induced Reconstruction of Fluorinated Amphiphilic Copolymer Coatings for Soil Release Fabrics
Zhiqin Jiang,
Linbing Huang,
Haowei Ma
et al.
Abstract:With the excessive use of laundry detergents, surfactants from laundry wastewater pose a significant threat to ecological sustainability. Increased attention has been paid to fluorinated amphiphilic copolymers (FACs) that can impart fabrics with water/oil repellency and soil release properties that reduce detergent usage. Depending on their application, FACs are distinguished by surface microphase separations and water-induced surface reconstructions. In this study, a miniemulsion polymerization method was suc… Show more
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