Superhydrophobic natural melanin-coated cotton with excellent UV protection and personal thermal management functionality
Esfandiar Pakdel, Wanjie Xie, Jinfeng Wang, Sima Kashi, Julie A. Sharp, Qian Zhang, Russell J. Varley, Lu Sun, Xungai Wang
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePolydimethylsiloxaneContact angleThermal stabilityAbrasion (mechanical)Composite materialPolymerEnvironmentally friendlyChemical engineeringEngineeringEcologyBiologySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicitySkin Protection and AgingNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics