Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati have provided a strategy for self-healing and super-hydrophobic coating which might simplify the process of protecting surfaces from water. The finding has been reported in scientific journal Chemistry of Materials.
Synthesis of such material is unprecedented in literature. The synthetic super-hydrophobic material could provide a general platform to design materials for widespread applications including self-cleaning, oil-water separation, water harvesting, guided water transfer, drug release, drug screening etc.
Researchers formulated Amino-graphene oxide AGO 2D Nano sheets β which are well known for its exceptional mechanical property in the reactive and porous polymeric coatings. The covalent integration of this AGO makes polymeric coating elastic, and eventually makes it capable of self-healing pressure induced by physical damage.
Researchers have also tested polymeric coating for various physical stresses to check the durability of the embedded anti-fouling property of the synthesized materials. They claim that the current design is highly durable and has absolutely self-healable super-hydrophobicity without requiring any external stimuli. Most often, such interfaces suffer from poor durability under diverse circumstances. Since the synthesized coating is capable of withstanding various physical damages without any external interventions, it could find commercial applications in future.
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