Issue 17, 2008

New responsive property of poly(ε-caprolactone) as the thermal switch from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic

Abstract

A reversible switch between superhydrophobicity at low temperature and superhydrophilicity at high temperature was fabricated by coating poly(ε-caprolactone) on a rough substrate, which resulted from the combination of the different adaptability of the polymer chain upon crystalline/amorphous phase transition and the optimized roughness.

Graphical abstract: New responsive property of poly(ε-caprolactone) as the thermal switch from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Dec 2007
Accepted
06 Feb 2008
First published
25 Feb 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 2025-2027

New responsive property of poly(ε-caprolactone) as the thermal switch from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic

S. Hu, X. Cao, Y. Song, C. Li, P. Xie and L. Jiang, Chem. Commun., 2008, 2025 DOI: 10.1039/B719110C

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