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Fabrication of durable polytetrafluoroethylene superhydrophobic materials with recyclable and self-cleaning properties on various substrates

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Most of the artificial superhydrophobic surfaces easily lose their good water repellency once they are chemically or mechanically damaged, which seriously hinders their practical application. Durable superhydrophobic materials with recyclability, low-temperature resistance, and self-cleaning properties were successfully prepared by employing silica particles and polytetrafluoroethylene via a simple drop-coating method. The as-prepared superhydrophobic materials not only show excellent superhydrophobicity but also display fascinating durability and chemical stability after a series of rigorous tests. Importantly, the debris scraped from the superhydrophobic materials can be recycled and easily reused to prepare new superhydrophobic materials. This facile strategy may pave the way for the scalable and recyclable robust superhydrophobic materials in practical applications.

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The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21473132), the Youth Innovation Team of Shaanxi Universities, the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Department (Grant No. 2019JM-371), the Outstanding Youth Science Fund of Xi’an University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2019YQ2-09), and Huyang Scholar Program of Xi’an University of Science and Technology for continuing financial support.

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    Jinmei He, Yu Zhao, Mingjuan Yuan, Lingang Hou, Ansar Abbas, Menghui Xue, Xuerui Ma, Jiao He & Mengnan Qu

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He, J., Zhao, Y., Yuan, M. et al. Fabrication of durable polytetrafluoroethylene superhydrophobic materials with recyclable and self-cleaning properties on various substrates. J Coat Technol Res 17, 755–763 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-020-00322-7

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