Table 2 Contact angle of a 5 μl water droplet resting on the surface of different coatings after 30 s. The deposition parameters of the coatings are listed on the left-hand side of the table.
From: PTFE layer formation during brush electroplating of nickel
Deposition parameters | Hydrophobicity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Suspension agent | Brush material | Current density (A/dm2) | Deposition time (A·min) | Contact angle (o) |
None | White | 124 | 24 | 78 ± 3 |
None | Red | 75 | 37 | 86 ± 8 |
IPA | White | 37 | 38 | 110 ± 2 |
IPA | White | 37 | 3 | 104 ± 4 |
Ethanol | White | 37 | 38 | 104 ± 4 |
Ethanol | White | 37 | 5 | 114 ± 3 |
