Superhydrophobic Textiles Using Nanoparticles

Authors

Ioannis Karapanagiotis
Majid Hosseini, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2021

Abstract

This chapter provides a brief review of methods devised to impart superhydrophobicity to textiles using nanoparticles, combined usually with other materials, as hydrophobing agents. Nanoparticles have opened new avenues for the production of multifunctional textiles, and therefore in some of the reviewed methods, superhydrophobic textiles show simultaneously superoleophobicity and/or antimicrobial/bacterial activity, as discussed in detail. Other properties that are important for the textile industry (e.g., durability, transparency, UV shielding, air permeability, etc.) are mentioned in the discussion. Finally, attention focuses also in the application of treated textiles with extreme wetting properties in water cleaning and harvesting which are top priorities for the next several decades, according to the UNESCO guidelines.

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Recommended Citation

Karapanagiotis, Ioannis, and Majid Hosseini. "Superhydrophobic Textiles Using Nanoparticles." Materials with Extreme Wetting Properties: Methods and Emerging Industrial Applications (2021): 1-37. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59565-4_1

Publication Title

Materials with Extreme Wetting Properties: Methods and Emerging Industrial Applications

DOI

10.1007/978-3-030-59565-4_1