Superhydrophobic electrospun POSS-PMMA copolymer fibres with highly ordered nanofibrillar and surface structures

  • Yuhua Xue
  • , Hongxia Wang
  • , Dingshan Yu
  • , Lianfang Feng
  • , Liming Dai
  • , Xungai Wang
  • , Tong Lin

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Abstract

A POSS-PMMA copolymer has been synthesised by conventional free-radical polymerisation reaction. Uniform electrospun fibres from this copolymer showed a water contact angle as high as 165° with a sliding angle as low as 6°. For the first time, we found that the electrospun fibres had a bundled nanofibril secondary structure with an ordered POSS morphology on the fibre surface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6418-6420
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number42
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Catalysis
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • General Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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