Versatile superhydrophobic and photocatalytic films generated from TiO2–SiO2@PDMS and their applications on fabrics

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 4178-4184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Yan Deng ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Li-Hua Mao ◽  
Cai-Feng Wang ◽  
Su Chen

We report a facile and practical approach to fabricate versatile superhydrophobic and photocatalytic films from TiO2–SiO2@PDMS hybrids. The as-prepared hybrids can be applied to functional superhydrophobic textiles, treatment of dye waste water and water-repellent coatings.

Author(s):  
Scott A. Withrow ◽  
William K. Balzer ◽  
Michael T. Sliter ◽  
Purnima Gopalkrishnan ◽  
Michael A. Gillespie ◽  
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Nature ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Ball
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