Category — Superhydrophobic Coating

The superhydrophobiccoating.com team is glad to present the new transparent superhydrophobic coating which was recently developed. Based on a simple idea, we use common and low cost materials to create a transparent superhydrophobic coating. Take a look at the result:

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The procedure followed is fast and does not demand any special equipment.

The superhydrophobiccoating.com team continues the development of the coating and is looking for potential partners to support the further research and improvment of the coating.

Please do not hesitate to contact Panagiotis Manoudis for more information: contact information.

The superhydrophobiccoating.com team is glad to present you some nice videos from the application of our own superhydrophobic coating. The coating  has the advantage that is low cost and can be easily applied by brush or spray on various substrates (e.g. concrete, stones, metals etc).

Consequently we can work together to develop your own specialized superhydrophobic products.

The first video shows water droplets rolling off a tilted metal sheet. As you can clearly observe no trace of water is observed on the treated surface. The treated Zn sheet has become superhydrophobic and so it is fully protected against the corrosion caused by water.The Zn sheet is placed outside. The treated surface is left outside to test whether the coating will remain superhydrophobic after being exposed to sun, wind, rain, snow and atmospheric pollutants.

The second video shows the same coating applied this time on a wall. The coating was applied on the wall again by brush, about a year before the video was captured.

The upper part of the picture shows the untreated wall. The untreated wall is fully wetted. The rest of the wall which was protected with the coating is superhydrophobic. As a result the wall is effectivelly protected against water.

The same coating has been applied on various substrates like stones, concrete, glass, wood, fabric and the results were excellent. Each one substrate  was turned to  superhydrophobic!

Contact information here: http://superhydrophobiccoating.com/aboutus/

The day you will not need to wash your clothes is coming closer. The researchers of the University of Zurich claim that they have discovered the perfect water repellent coat; the first super-hydrophobic coat. It is made of a fabric, which consists of polyester fibres coated with millions of tiny silicone filaments. It makes the water drops sitting on it, like the fakir on the spikes. The new super-hydrophobic fabric is durable at friction but it does not survive from the washing machine!

For further information: newscientist.com

Straight to the Journal :http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121497094/abstract

There many examples of superhydrophobic biological surfaces in nature. The ability of these surfaces to make water bead off completely and thereby wash off contamination very effectively has been termed the “Lotus effect”, although it is observed not only on the leaves of the Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera L.) but also on many other species, such as Tropaeolum majus L. (Indian Cress/Nasturtium) or Alchemilla vulgaris L. (Lady’s Mantle).

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