To engineer polymer surfaces with long-lasting wettability properties and with high coating
stability in aqueous media, we investigated the surface wettability of polyethylene …

Water-repellent surfaces, often referred to as superhydrophobic surfaces, have found
numerous potential applications in several industries. However, the synthesis of stable …

Epoxy resin (EP) is one of the most widely-used insulating support materials in electrical
power systems, with its insulating performance playing an important role in high-voltage …

Highlights•Produced a homogeneous, non-thermal, and stable plasma for deposition of
thermal resistance organic coatings.•Designed an innovative, one-step, safe, low-cost, and …

Non-fluorine-based organic–inorganic-hybrid coatings exhibiting superhydrophobic
properties were prepared using a single-step process of atmospheric rf glow discharge …

An innovative approach to produce high-performance and halogen-free flame-retardant thin
films at atmospheric pressure is reported. PDMS-based coatings with embedded dopant-rich …

In this study, functional nanocoatings for water-repellent footwear leather materials were
investigated by chemical plasma polymerisation by implanting and depositing the …

Carboxyl coatings are extensively used for adhesion promotion, bio-immobilization and
surface reactions thanks to their reactivity towards nucleophilic groups and high wettability …

The aim of this work is to develop hydrophobic coatings on leather materials by plasma
polymerisation with a low-pressure plasma system using an organosilicon compound, such …

Plasma polymerization of 3‐aminopropyl‐triethoxysilane (APTES) in microwave late
afterglow was studied. First, sol‐gel polymerized APTES was prepared and characterized by …