Issue 4, 2014

A novel fluorinated polyimide surface with petal effect produced by electrospinning

Abstract

Superhydrophobic surfaces with strong adhesion to water droplets are drawing great attention due to their unique applications. In this communication, we propose a method to construct such surfaces with considerably strong solid–water adhesion. A novel fluorinated polyimide (FPI), was electrospun into dented nano and/or micro bowl-like particles linked with nanofibers. Surfaces consisting of such structures present robust superhydrophobicity as well as ultra high adhesion. A physical model is built to explain the generation of high adhesion on the revolutionary electrospun structures.

Graphical abstract: A novel fluorinated polyimide surface with petal effect produced by electrospinning

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Sep 2013
Accepted
05 Nov 2013
First published
08 Nov 2013

Soft Matter, 2014,10, 549-552

A novel fluorinated polyimide surface with petal effect produced by electrospinning

G. Guangming, W. Juntao, Z. Yong, L. Jingang, J. Xu and J. Lei, Soft Matter, 2014, 10, 549 DOI: 10.1039/C3SM52540F

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