TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Intumescent flame-retardant and self-healing superhydrophobic coatings on cotton fabric
JO  - ACS nano
A1  - Chen, Shanshan
A1  - Li, Xiang
A1  - Li, Yang
A1  - Sun, Junqi
SP  - 4070
EP  - 4076
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - Flame-retardant and self-healing superhydrophobic coatings are fabricated on cotton fabrics by a convenient solution dipping method, which involves the sequential deposition of a trilayer of branched poly(ethylenimine) (bPEI), ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and fluorinated-decyl polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxane (F-POSS). When directly exposed to flame, such a trilayer coating generates a porous char layer because of its intumescent effect, successfully endowing the coated fabric with self-extinguishing property. Meanwhile, the preserved F-POSS in cotton fabrics and APP/bPEI coating produce a superhydrohobic surface with self-healing function. The coating can repetitively and autonomically restore superhydrophobicity once the superhydrophobicity is damaged. The resultant cotton fabrics, which are flame resistant, waterproof and self-cleaning, can be readily cleaned with simple water rinsing. Thus, the integration of self-healing superhydrophobicity with flame-retardancy provides a practical way to solve the problem regarding the washing durability of the flame-retardant coatings. The flame-retardant and superhydrophobic fabrics can endure more than 1000 cycles of abrasion under a pressure of 44.8 kPa without losing its flame-retardancy and self-healing superhydrophobicity, showing potential applications as multifunctional advanced textiles.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1936-0851
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5b00121
ID  - ref1
ER  -