Breakthrough in Water-Repellent Materials: Near-Perfect MOF Innovation

Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a new superhydrophobic material by modifying metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with hydrocarbon chains. This innovative approach results in a water contact angle exceeding 160 degrees, making the material nearly completely water-repellent. The material's unique properties, attributed to a high-entropy state of the grafted chains, offer potential applications in self-cleaning surfaces for automobiles and architecture. The study was published in Materials Horizons.