Fabrication and characterization of hydrophobic thin polytrifluoroethyl methacrylate adhered coating on cotton surface via amicellar polymerization

In this study, fluorine-based methacrylate ester monomers were polymerized on cotton fabric by admicellar polymerization to make the cotton surface highly rough and also highly hydrophobic with a reliable water contact angle value. The rough micro/nano-textured surface morphology, after surface fluorination, results in hydrophobicity. The hydrophobic character was confirmed by a simple drop test and contact angle measurements. Surface composition was evaluated by SEM and FT IR analysis to confirm the fluoropolymeric layer adhered on the cotton surface.