Superhydrophobic ORMOSIL Hybrid Coating

Abrasion & UV resistant

Chemical-assembly via click reactions builds chemically bonded roughness and strong inter-particle glue, endowing the coating with superhydrophobicity and mechanical robustness on wood and other substrates.

Xinxiang, Zhang · Sainan, Ou · Linxin, Zhang · Jiaxin, Tan · Lin, Wensheng · Li, Ran · Yuan, Zhanhui

Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 2025

Advantages

Superhydrophobicity on wood surface

Self-cleaning property

Excellent resistance to UV light, high/low temperature, humid and salt mist environments