Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8012543 | Materials Letters | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Self-similar materials can assist in the transition of hydrophobic to hydrophilic state in a well-controlled manner. Herein, we report an ensemble of carboxylic functionalized carbon nanotubes (CNTs) decorated on the self-similar nonwoven surface using a facile, scalable and inexpensive vacuum filtration process for tunable surface wettability. Increasing the amount of CNTs combined with the vacuum assisted nonwoven material reduced the apparent equilibrium contact angle systematically. A simple analytical model has been proposed to predict the apparent equilibrium contact angle by formulating a direct relationship with the structural parameters of CNTs and nonwoven materials. In general, a satisfactory agreement was observed between the theoretical and experimental apparent equilibrium contact angles of CNT decorated nonwoven materials.
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Authors
Krisztina Nagy, Krishn Gopal Rajput, Ildikó Y. Tóth, P.V. Kameswara Rao, Sumit Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Amit Rawal, Akos Kukovecz,