Hydrophobic Polydimethylsiloxane Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Application in Water Purification
Hydrophobic Polydimethylsiloxane Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition: Application in Water PurificationPDMS;hydrophobicity;hydrophilicity;water purification;Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) can be deposited on various substrates using chemical vapor deposition process, which results in the formation of PDMS thin films with thickness below 5 nm. PDMS layers can be evenly deposited on surfaces of nanoparticles composed of various chemical compositions such as $SiO_2$, $TiO_2$, ZnO, C, Ni, and NiO, and the PDMS-coated surface becomes completely hydrophobic.