TY - JOUR T1 - Daylight-triggered Directional Water Transport Fabric Prepared with TiO₂ Sol-gel Method AU - Huiqin Li, Xibo Hao, Jixian Gong, Qiujin Li, Jianfei Zhang & Zhenxiang Ding JO - Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics VL - 4 SP - 733 EP - 740 PY - 2015 DA - 2015/08 SN - 8 DO - http://doi.org/10.3993/jfbim00182 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jfbi/4755.html KW - Directional Water Transport KW - Reversible Wettability KW - Daylight Triggered KW - TiO_2 Nanosol AB - To build directional water transport fabric, cotton knitting fabric was finished with TiO_2 sol by two methods: padding and spray. After finishing, the fabrics were irradiated in a self-made UV light box, during which the water contact angle and directional water transport ability were tested. It was found that the fabrics's irradiated side turned from hydrophobic to superhydrophilic within 2 hours, and after 2 hours's irradiation they would recover to hydrophobic within 2 hours. The fabric's directional water transport ability increased with the extend of irradiation time. The sprayed fabric responded more quickly than the padded fabric and took less time to recover than the padded fabric. But the padded fabric had higher maximum one-way water transport capacity.

Huiqin Li, Xibo Hao, Jixian Gong, Qiujin Li, Jianfei Zhang and Zhenxiang Ding. (2015). Daylight-triggered Directional Water Transport Fabric Prepared with TiO₂ Sol-gel Method. Journal of Fiber Bioengineering and Informatics. 8 (4). 733-740. doi:10.3993/jfbim00182