Fig. 3: Durability of MARS-treated fabrics under mechanical stress. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Durability of MARS-treated fabrics under mechanical stress.

From: One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic fabrics with stable mechanical performance in harsh conditions

Fig. 3: Durability of MARS-treated fabrics under mechanical stress.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Contact angle variations follow repeated abrasion cycles using the Martindale (a) and Taber abrasion (b) methods. c Contact angle variations of the treated fabrics during sand abrasion cycles. d Radar chart for comparing primary sensory indices from the fabric touch tester results of untreated, MARS-treated, and Capstone-FS-treated fabrics. The physical indicators include fabric compression, bending, surface roughness, and surface friction. Detailed indicators are shown in Supplementary Table 2. e Running induces wear on T-shirts. f Shoulder-strap friction wear test of treated T-shirts under backpack mesh pressure for 600,000 cycles. g Contact angle variations of the knitted fabrics during stretch-release cycles. h Contact angle variations during the scrub resistance test. i Contact angle and peeling force variations with tape peeling-off cycles. j Treadmill continuous walking frictional wear test for 15,000 steps at 51.3 kPa of pressure. k The variation of the contact angle difference between the Capstone-FS and MARS-modified fabrics after walking 15,000 steps. Data in (a–c, f–i, k) are shown as mean ± SD, and the error bar represents SD (n = 5). Source data for (a–c, f–i, k) are provided as a Source Data file. Photo credit of sand abrasion performance in (c): Z.L., Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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