THERMAL SCIENCE

International Scientific Journal

Li Wei

,

Lei Zhao

,

Ting Zhu

,

Qianwen Wang

,

Jumei Zhao

THE BUBBLE ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR FABRICATION OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC NANOFIBER MEMBRANES

ABSTRACT
Researchers are excited about the latest advances in the long needle electrospinning and the bubble electrospinning, which have triggered wide-spread concern. This paper offers a new angle for modifying both methods, the former is developed into a modified one with an auxiliary helix needle, which is used for fabrication of super-hydrophobic polyvinylidene difluoride-copolypolyhexafluoropropylene nanofiber membrane (PH-E membrane for short), and the latter is extended to a bubble electrostatic spaying, which is used for spraying PDMS microspheres on the PH-E membrane surface, and the resultant membrane is called as the PDMS-PH-E membrane. Both membranes hydrophobicity, surface roughness, porosity, and wetting property are measured and compared, and the drop impact dynamical property of the PDMS-PH-E membrane has opened the path for a new way to design of self-clearing and anti-fouling and anti-wetting surfaces. Far-reaching applications of the membranes include energy harvesting devices and sensors. We anticipate this article to be a starting point for more sophisticated study of the bubble electrostatic spaying and PDMS-PH-E membrane advanced applications.
KEYWORDS
bubble electrostatic spraying, super-hydrophobicity, wetting, geometrical potential theory, capillary effect
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2022-12-21
PAPER REVISED: 2023-03-12
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2023-03-18
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-05-18
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2403259W
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2024, VOLUME 28, ISSUE No. 3, PAGES [2259 - 2267]
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The bubble electrostatic spraying a new technology for fabrication of superhydrophobic nanofiber membranes

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