Construction of economical dip-coater for the fabrication of hydrophobic coatings
Joint Authors
Yepuri, Venkatesh
Addala, Satyanarayana
Source
Issue
Vol. 50, Issue 3 A (31 Jul. 2023), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Kuwait University Academic Publication Council
Publication Date
2023-07-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
D.C.
motors are considered the basic components for the construction and development of various nanotechnology research equipment due to their constant speed and high efficiency.
spin coater, dip-coater, and spray pyrolysis were a few among them which utilize the above-mentioned component for the production of thin-film coatings on the desired substrates.
conventional spin coater, dip-coater, and spray pyrolysis are expensive to install in research laboratories.
in this letter, we report the economical construction of an arduino-based dip-coater that uses a linear actuator consisting of a D.C.
motor for the production of hydrophobic coatings.
the dip and drawl rate of the as-constructed machine was estimated to be 3mm/sec and can be varied according to the requirement without any interferences of vibration.
further, the dip-coater was tested with TiO₂ gel for the production of hydrophobic coatings on cotton fabrics.
the coated fabrics were characterized using an X-ray diffractometer (XRD), which confirmed the presence of TiO2, and reflectance analysis using ultraviolet-visible and near-infrared spectroscopy (UV-VIS-NIR) on the coated fabric revealed an increase in the visible and IR range and a decrease on the ultraviolet spectral region.
the goniometer investigation with a water droplet on the treated fabric revealed 137° contact angle and the coating is proved as a super hydrophobic coating.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yepuri, Venkatesh& Addala, Satyanarayana. 2023. Construction of economical dip-coater for the fabrication of hydrophobic coatings. Kuwait Journal of Science،Vol. 50, no. 3 A, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501514
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yepuri, Venkatesh& Addala, Satyanarayana. Construction of economical dip-coater for the fabrication of hydrophobic coatings. Kuwait Journal of Science Vol. 50, no. 3 A (Jul. 2023), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501514
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yepuri, Venkatesh& Addala, Satyanarayana. Construction of economical dip-coater for the fabrication of hydrophobic coatings. Kuwait Journal of Science. 2023. Vol. 50, no. 3 A, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1501514
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
Record ID
BIM-1501514