Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
Fibers
Abstract
A facile, solvent-minimized approach to functionalize commercial raw fabrics is described. Reactive vapor deposition of conjugated polymers followed by post-deposition functionalization transforms common, off-the-shelf textiles into distinctly hydrophobic or superhydrophilic materials. The fabric coatings created by reactive vapor deposition are especially resistant to mechanical and solvent washing, as compared to coatings applied by conventional, solution-phase silane chemistries. Janus fabrics with dissimilar wettability on each face are also easily created using a simple, three-step vapor coating process, which cannot be replicated using conventional solution phase functionalization strategies. Hydrophobic fabrics created using reactive vapor deposition and post-deposition functionalization are effective, reusable, large-volume oil–water separators, either under gravity filtration or as immersible absorbants.
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2700-7005, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8193-2912
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7010002
Volume
7
Issue
1
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Recommended Citation
Cheng, Nongyi; Park, Kwang-Won; and Andrew, Trisha L., "Solvent-Free Reactive Vapor Deposition for Functional Fabrics: Separating Oil–Water Mixtures with Fabrics" (2019). Fibers. 1459.
https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7010002