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Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Textiles

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Surface functionalization of natural and synthetic polymeric textile has become the most appealing and contemporary research area to develop multifunctional textiles according to the global demand. Textiles surfaces have been modified for properties like antibacterial, UV protection, antistatic, wrinkle resistant, superhydrophobic, hydrophilic, self-cleaning etc. by application of different inorganic and organic compounds. In this regards rigorous research has been conducted on finding best technique and their application method to mimic the nature so that superhydrophobic textile could be developed according to the demands of the da. In this chapter the fundamentals of hydrophobicity/wettability has been described to give comprehensive knowledge and the applied organic and inorganic material have been described briefly that have been used for fabrication of superhydrophobic textile.

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Ashraf, M., Riaz, S. (2020). Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Textiles. In: Shahid, M., Adivarekar, R. (eds) Advances in Functional Finishing of Textiles. Textile Science and Clothing Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3669-4_8

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