Super-Hydrophobic Surface of Aligned Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers

Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 41, Issue 7 p. 1221-1223 Communication Super-Hydrophobic Surface of Aligned Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Lin Feng Dr., Lin Feng Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorShuhong Li Dr., Shuhong Li Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorHuanjun Li Dr., Huanjun Li Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorJin Zhai Dr., Jin Zhai Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorYanlin Song Prof., Yanlin Song Prof. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorLei Jiang Prof., Lei Jiang Prof. jianglei@infoc3.icas.ac.cn Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorDaoben Zhu Prof., Daoben Zhu Prof. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this author Lin Feng Dr., Lin Feng Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorShuhong Li Dr., Shuhong Li Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorHuanjun Li Dr., Huanjun Li Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorJin Zhai Dr., Jin Zhai Dr. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorYanlin Song Prof., Yanlin Song Prof. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorLei Jiang Prof., Lei Jiang Prof. jianglei@infoc3.icas.ac.cn Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this authorDaoben Zhu Prof., Daoben Zhu Prof. Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100080 (P.R. China) Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566Search for more papers by this author First published: 27 March 2002 https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20020402)41:7<1221::AID-ANIE1221>3.0.CO;2-GCitations: 587 The authors thank the State Key Project Fundamental Research (G1999064504), the Special Research Foundation of the National Nature Science Foundation of China (29992530, 20/25/02) for continuing financial support. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract A water contact angle exceeding 170° is exhibited by the surface of aligned polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers without any surface treatment (the picture shows a cross-sectional view of the as-synthesized nanofibers). The nanofibers were obtained by simply extruding a PAN solution through an anodic alumina template into a solidifying solution. The factors that govern the hydrophobicity of aligned nanostructures are discussed. Citing Literature Volume41, Issue7April 2, 2002Pages 1221-1223 RelatedInformation