Development of a superhydrophobic electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) web via plasma etching and water immersion for energy harvesting applications.

ABSTRACT: Smart textiles have been enormously developed recently, but attachment of batteries and low washing resistance are the major challenges in the development of wearable smart textiles. However, piezoelectric materials harvesting energy from mechanical action can be readily integrated with smart textiles and can replace conventional batteries. Therefore, energy harvesters with poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) were fabricated by the electrospinning process. In addition, simple CF₄ plasma etching followed by water immersion of the electrospun PVDF webs resulted in superhydrophobicity, with a water contact angle of 169.8 ± 1.5°, a water shedding angle of 4.7 ± 1.8°, and self-cleaning properties. This would decrease the number of washing cycles during use and increase the durability of

SUBMITTER: Ju BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9084388 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature