Research Article

Reversible Surface Properties of Polybenzoxazine/Silica Nanocomposites Thin Films

Figure 9

(a) Photographs of a water droplet on the PBZ-silica hybrid surface modified with a VB-a PBZ coating before (left) and after (right) UV illumination. (b) Reversible superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic transitions of the as-prepared coating upon sequential alternating of UV irradiation and thermal treatment.
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