Super-hydrophobic surface of aligned polyacrylonitrile nanofibers

Lin Feng, Shuhong Li, Huanjun Li, Jin Zhai, Yanlin Song, Lei Jiang, Daoben Zhu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleResearchpeer-review

771 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A water contact angle exceeding 170° is exhibited by the surface of aligned polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers without any surface treatment (the picture shows a cross-sectional view of the assynthesized nanofibers). The nanofibers were obtained by simply extruding a PAN solution through an anodic alumina template into a solidifying solution. The factors that govern the hydrophobicity of aligned nanostructures are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1221-1223
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Apr 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electron microscopy
  • Hydrophobic effect
  • Nanostructures
  • Surface chemistry

Cite this