Rational Design and Fabrication of Cyclotetrasiloxane-based Hybrid Superhydrophobic Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation and Self-cleaning

Meng-Shu Liu; Rungthip Kunthom; Beata Dudziec; Hong-Zhi Liu

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3333-7

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Rational Design and Fabrication of Cyclotetrasiloxane-based Hybrid Superhydrophobic Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation and Self-cleaning

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-05-30

- Rational Design and Fabrication of Cyclotetrasiloxane-based Hybrid Superhydrophobic Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation and Self-cleaning
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 6, Pages: 1022-1031(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.International Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation of Silsesquioxane Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  b.Futuristic Science Research Center, School of Science, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
  c.Functional Materials and Nanotechnology Center of Excellence, School of Science, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80160, Thailand
  d.Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, 61-614 Poznan, Poland
- Author bio：
  
  liuhongzhi@sdu.edu.cn
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3333-7
  CLC：
- Received：11 January 2025，
  
  Revised：07 March 2025，
  
  Accepted：09 March 2025，
  
  Published Online：29 April 2025，
  
  Published：20 May 2025
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Liu, M. S.; Kunthom, R.; Dudziec, B.; Liu, H. Z. Rational design and fabrication of cyclotetrasiloxane-based hybrid superhydrophobic fabrics for oil/water separation and self-cleaning. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1022–1031

Meng-Shu Liu, Rungthip Kunthom, Beata Dudziec, et al. Rational Design and Fabrication of Cyclotetrasiloxane-based Hybrid Superhydrophobic Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation and Self-cleaning[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 1022-1031.
Liu, M. S.; Kunthom, R.; Dudziec, B.; Liu, H. Z. Rational design and fabrication of cyclotetrasiloxane-based hybrid superhydrophobic fabrics for oil/water separation and self-cleaning. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 1022–1031 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3333-7.

Meng-Shu Liu, Rungthip Kunthom, Beata Dudziec, et al. Rational Design and Fabrication of Cyclotetrasiloxane-based Hybrid Superhydrophobic Fabrics for Oil/Water Separation and Self-cleaning[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 1022-1031. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3333-7.

摘要

A cyclotetrasiloxane-based hybrid superhydrophobic coating was prepared by a simple thiol-ene click reaction and dip-coating method using the cotton fabric as substrate. The resulting coating formed strong chemical bonds with the fabric resulting in good stability. In addition

the modified fabric exhibited excellent self-cleaning and oil-water separation capabilities.

Abstract

Functional superhydrophobic coatings have attracted considerable attention because of their potential for a wide range of applications. In this study

a novel cyclotetrasiloxane-based hybrid superhydrophobic modifier (F-D

) was prepared for the first time using a mild thiol-ene click r

eaction of 2

8-tetravinyl-2

8-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Vi-D

) with perfluorohexylethanethiol (PFOT) and mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS) as the raw materials. Then

F-D

was introduced into the fabric

via

a sol-gel process

resulting in a superhydrophobic fabric (F-D

-Fabric). The surface characteristics of the modified fabric were determined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

and water contact angle (WCA). The coated fabrics have outstanding mechanical

physical

and chemical stability

and exhibit excellent self-cleaning and anti-fouling properties. Owing to its superhydrophobicity

F-D

-Fabric could efficiently separate a range of oil/water mixtures with a separation efficiency of up to 99.99%. The study showed that the modification strategy used in the dip-coating process greatly affected the superhydrophobicity of the cotton fabric

which is useful for oil/water separation and self-cleaning applications.

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