| Literature DB >> 15924488 |
Minglin Ma1, Randal M Hill, Joseph L Lowery, Sergey V Fridrikh, Gregory C Rutledge.
Abstract
Block copolymer poly(styrene-b-dimethylsiloxane) fibers with submicrometer diameters in the range 150-400 nm were produced by electrospinning from solution in tetrahydrofuran and dimethylformamide. Contact angle measurements indicate that the nonwoven fibrous mats are superhydrophobic, with a contact angle of 163 degrees and contact angle hysteresis of 15 degrees . The superhydrophobicity is attributed to the combined effects of surface enrichment in siloxane as revealed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and surface roughness of the electrospun mat itself. Additionally, the fibers are shown by transmission electron microscopy to exhibit microphase-separated internal structures. Calorimetric studies confirm the strong segregation between the polystyrene and poly(dimethylsiloxane) blocks.Entities:
Year: 2005 PMID: 15924488 DOI: 10.1021/la047064y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Langmuir ISSN: 0743-7463 Impact factor: 3.882