Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method

Hydrophobic surface modification has great potential for applications in everyday life, particularly in textiles such as sportswear, health, protection, and other non-clothing textiles. Improving water repellence and high-level hydrophobicity in textile materials has so far been difficult to achiev...

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Main Authors: Mohamad Widodo, Rino Rakhmata Mukti, Sri Yuliani, Amalia Putri
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Published: ITB Journal Publisher 2024-11-01
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description Hydrophobic surface modification has great potential for applications in everyday life, particularly in textiles such as sportswear, health, protection, and other non-clothing textiles. Improving water repellence and high-level hydrophobicity in textile materials has so far been difficult to achieve with chemicals other than PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) due to environmental and health concerns. In this research, biosilica nanoparticles from rice husk ash (RHA) and carnauba wax were deposited alternately using a layer-by-layer (LBL) method to create a surface with a combination of nanoscale roughness and hydrophobicity resembling the lotus effect. Chitosan was used to cationize the surface of cotton fibre and bridge the negatively charged nanobiosilica particles and carnauba wax. The hydrophobicity increased with the number of layers of nanosilica-chitosan-wax (SNP/CHI/SCW), reaching a contact angle of 140.2° (close to superhydrophobic) with three layers of SNP/CHI/SCW, followed by decreased air permeability from 19.4 cm3/cm2/s for untreated cotton to 13.3 cm3/cm2/s for treated cotton, with a total decrease of 31.44%. Cotton fabric was successfully modified from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic using an LBL coating of RHA silica nanoparticles and carnauba wax.
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spelling doaj-art-e79390eaf91e4c3c99f29eb46d98d5322025-08-20T02:09:56ZengITB Journal PublisherJournal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences2337-57602338-55102024-11-0156210.5614/j.math.fund.sci.2024.56.2.2Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition MethodMohamad Widodo0Rino Rakhmata Mukti1Sri Yuliani2Amalia Putri3Postgraduate Program, Master of Applied Sciences in Textile Engineering and Apparel Technology, Politeknik STTT Bandung (Polytechnic of Textile Technology), Bandung, IndonesiaDivision of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jalan Ganesha No. 10, Bandung 40132, IndonesiaCenter for Agroindustry Research, National Research and Innovation Agency, IndonesiaDepartment of Textile Chemistry, Politeknik STTT Bandung (Polytechnic of Textile Technology), Bandung, Indonesia Hydrophobic surface modification has great potential for applications in everyday life, particularly in textiles such as sportswear, health, protection, and other non-clothing textiles. Improving water repellence and high-level hydrophobicity in textile materials has so far been difficult to achieve with chemicals other than PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) due to environmental and health concerns. In this research, biosilica nanoparticles from rice husk ash (RHA) and carnauba wax were deposited alternately using a layer-by-layer (LBL) method to create a surface with a combination of nanoscale roughness and hydrophobicity resembling the lotus effect. Chitosan was used to cationize the surface of cotton fibre and bridge the negatively charged nanobiosilica particles and carnauba wax. The hydrophobicity increased with the number of layers of nanosilica-chitosan-wax (SNP/CHI/SCW), reaching a contact angle of 140.2° (close to superhydrophobic) with three layers of SNP/CHI/SCW, followed by decreased air permeability from 19.4 cm3/cm2/s for untreated cotton to 13.3 cm3/cm2/s for treated cotton, with a total decrease of 31.44%. Cotton fabric was successfully modified from hydrophilic to superhydrophobic using an LBL coating of RHA silica nanoparticles and carnauba wax. http://167.205.195.146/ojsnew/index.php/jmfs/article/view/24181carnauba waxlayer-by-layer (LBL)RHA silica nanoparticlesself-assemblysuperhydrophobicwater repellent
spellingShingle Mohamad Widodo
Rino Rakhmata Mukti
Sri Yuliani
Amalia Putri
Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
Journal of Mathematical and Fundamental Sciences
carnauba wax
layer-by-layer (LBL)
RHA silica nanoparticles
self-assembly
superhydrophobic
water repellent
title Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
title_full Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
title_fullStr Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
title_full_unstemmed Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
title_short Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Finishing of Cotton Fabric Using Carnauba Wax and Biosilica Nanoparticles with a Layer-by-layer Deposition Method
title_sort bioinspired superhydrophobic finishing of cotton fabric using carnauba wax and biosilica nanoparticles with a layer by layer deposition method
topic carnauba wax
layer-by-layer (LBL)
RHA silica nanoparticles
self-assembly
superhydrophobic
water repellent
url http://167.205.195.146/ojsnew/index.php/jmfs/article/view/24181
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