Fabrication of self-healing waterbased superhydrophobic coatings from POSS modified silica nanoparticles

Abstract The preparation of waterborne superhydrophobic coatings with self-healing ability is reported. These coatings were environment-friendly water-based system and could be easily deposited on many different substrates. And most of all, it could repair the damaged surfaces and recover its superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning ability via heating even after O2-plasma etching or immersing with amphiphiles aqueous solution. This simple and practical method provides a new approach to make durable superhydrophobic materials in the spirit of green.