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. 2018 Apr 19;3(4):4342–4351. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.8b00219

Table 1. Water Contact Angles and BET Surface Area (SABET) Measurements for Chemically Treated Samplesa.

sample water contact angle [deg] SABET [m2 g–1]
nylon-12   –2.37 ± 2.06
TiO2 “sol” 134 ± 5.31 6.22 ± 0.133
titanium(IV) butoxide 134 ± 5.08 4.13 ± 0.143
Titanium(IV) butoxide–TEOS mix 99.3 ± 16.9 5.93 ± 0.314
TEOS 70.0 ± 2.82 4.82 ± 0.212
(3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane 124 ± 5.02 –0.142 ± 0.00
a

Note that the untreated nylon-12 sample was hydrophilic and absorbed the water droplet.