In:
Pure and Applied Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Vol. 87, No. 8 ( 2015-08-01), p. 805-814
Abstract:
In nature, several plants and insects, such as the Rosa montana petals or the gecko foot, are highly hydrophobic but with an extremely high water adhesion. These properties are called parahydrophobic. Here, in order to reproduce such properties we have developed original 3,4-ethylenedioxypyrrole monomers containing branched alkyl chains in order to have intrinsically hydrophilic polymers. In certain conditions, the electrodeposited conducting polymer films are parahydrophobic due to the presence fibrous structures forming large agglomerates. On such surfaces, a water droplet deposited on them remains stuck even after a substrate inclination of 180°. Such properties are extremely interesting for applications in water harvesting, for example.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1365-3075
,
0033-4545
DOI:
10.1515/pac-2015-0104
Language:
English
Publisher:
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Publication Date:
2015
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2022101-0
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