Fabrication of mechanical durable polysiloxane superhydrophobic materials

AbstractA mechanical durable polysiloxane superhydrophobic surface was successfully prepared by means of polymerization of silanes blending with particles. The as-prepared polysiloxane surface showed stable superhydrophobicity even after the surface underwent a long distance friction. The superhydrophobicity of the polysiloxane materials can be even slightly enhanced by the surface abrasion. The scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the micro - and nanometer structures distributed through the whole materials thickness are responsible for the mechanical durable superhydrophobicity.