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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Textile Engineering
  • Surface Chemistry

Background:

  • Minimizing fabric wetting is crucial for textile applications like rainwear and protective gear.
  • Reducing droplet impact contact time is a key strategy for minimizing wetting.
  • Macro-texturing of superhydrophobic surfaces reduces droplet impact time, but its application to textiles is unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the use of inherently macro-textured superhydrophobic fabrics for reducing water droplet impact contact time.
  • To optimize fabric macro-texture through mechanical manipulation (stretching and gathering).
  • To explore droplet impact behaviors on textured superhydrophobic fabrics.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrics were treated with a commercial superhydrophobic finish or a custom formulation (fumed silica nanoparticles and poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) brushes).
  • Fabric topography was adjusted via stretching and gathering to create macro-textures.
  • Droplet impact experiments were conducted on various fabric textures.
  • Rigid 3D-printed surfaces mimicking fabric topography were used for comparative analysis.

Main Results:

  • Observed varied droplet splitting impact behaviors dependent on impact site and fabric macro-texture geometry.
  • A 2:1 gathering ratio on woven seersucker fabric achieved a 52% reduction in droplet impact contact time at a ridge site compared to theoretical minimums.
  • Superhydrophobic fabrics demonstrated significant reduction in droplet contact time.

Conclusions:

  • Inherently macro-textured superhydrophobic fabrics effectively reduce water droplet impact time.
  • Mechanical manipulation of fabric topography is a viable method for optimizing superhydrophobic performance.
  • 3D-printed analogues aid in refining fabric designs for enhanced water repellency.