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. 2021 Dec 5;13(23):4258. doi: 10.3390/polym13234258

Table 1.

Summary of mechanical, optical, and wettability properties of PDMS combined with other materials.

Type Description Reinforcement Property Value/Change References
Additive Membrane PDMS-PEG1 Young’s modulus
TS
Decreased 22.0% Decreased 6.0% [83]
Additive Sponge Graphene/PDMS WCA 128.9 ± 2.3° [127]
Additive Membrane PDMS-D2EHPA WCA 102.0 ± 2.0° [126]
Additive Sponge THF as the solvent WCA 155.0 ± 0.6° [124]
Additive Membrane PDMS/PMMA TS at break
Elongation at break
1.7 MPa
60.0%
[15]
Additive Membrane rGO-PDMS TS
Young’s Modulus
Increased 35.33%
Increased 34.38%
[10]
Additive Membrane PDMS/LC Strain at break
Stress at break
Elastic modulus
Increased 7.0%
Increased 78.0%
4.7 MPa
[19]
Additive Coating PDMS/APTES WCA
Transparency
103.9°
91.2%
[128]
Blend Membrane PDMS/PVCA UTS
Elastic modulus
133.7 MPa
2400 MPa
[119]
Blend Membrane PIS6 WCA
Young’s Modulus
TS
Elongation at break
99.2°
400 MPa
20 MPa
100%
[120]
Blend Characterization PSU-3T Young’s Modulus
UTS
Elongation at break
5.5 MPa
6.0 MPa
880%
[130]
Nanocomposite Coating PDMS/TEOS WCA
WVP
130.0°
7.9 × 10−8 gmsPa
[131]
Nanocomposite Films PDMS-clay Elastic Modulus 1.5 MPa [132]
Nanoparticle Coating Tantalum oxide/PDMS WCA 110.0° [82]
Nanoparticle Coating PDMS/PU-Al and SiO2 WCA
SA
151.5°
9.0°
[129]
Nanoparticle Coating PDMS/Spray-coated CNP WCA 167.0° [133]
Nanoparticle Sponge PDMS/SiO2/WS2 WCA
Separation
Efficiency
158.8 ± 1.4°
99.8%
[97]
Nanoparticle Coating SiO2/PDMS and Beeswax WCA
SA
154.6°
5.0°
[98]
Nanoparticle Coating PDMS/TiO2 WCA
Properties
102.0°
Improved the
anticorrosion
[102]
Nanoparticle MechanicalProperties MQ resin in silica sol and V-PDMS Young’s modulus
TS
0.2 MPa
1.9 MPa
[134]
Nanoparticle Coating PDMS/TiO2 WCA
SA
Separation
Efficiency
Properties
158.0°
5.0°
Oil/water
99.5%
Improved
Abrasion
Resistant
[100]
Particle Coating PDMS/PHC WCA
SA
Properties
164.0°
3.7°
Improved
Mechanical
Durability
[122]
Particle Membrane PDMS/SiO2/PVDF WCA
Elongation at break
131.8°
158.0%
[121]
Particles Membrane PDMS-silicate-1 WCA 135.2° [50]
Wax Coating PDMS-MCNTs-Beeswax WCA
SA
158.3°
1.4°
[115]
Wax Coating Carnauba wax/PDMS-paper WCA
SA
169.0°
3.0°
[116]
Wax MultifunctionalMaterial PDMS/Paraffin Transparency 80% [108]
Wax MultifunctionalMaterial PDMS/Paraffin Transparency 85.5% [109]
Wax MultifunctionalMaterial P-PDMS Transparency ~94.0% [112]
Wax MultifunctionalMaterial PDMS/Paraffin Transparency 85.0% [114]
Wax Coating Carnauba wax/PDMS WCA
SA
162.0°
10.0°
[117]
Wax Coating PDMS/Paraffin WCA
Separation
Efficiency
156.7°
Diesel oil/water
95%
[110]
Wax Mechanical
Properties
PDMS/Paraffin TS
Transparency
2 MPa
~99%
[107]
Wax MechanicalProperties PDMS/Beeswax WCA
TS
Hardness
Transparency
129.3°
1.1 MPa
28 [Shore A]
71%
[75]
Wax MechanicalProperties PDMS/Paraffin WCA
TS
Hardness
Transparency
141.9°
2.6 MPa
33.2 [Shore A]
72%
[75]
Fiber MechanicalProperties Poliacrilonitrila-graft-PDMS Young’s modulus
Tensile strength
Increased 56%
Increased 60% non-woven
[86]
Fiber MechanicalProperties graphene foam/PDMS Young’s modulus
Tensile strength
Increased 71%
Increased 52%
[87]
Fiber Mechanical
Properties
Silica continuous/PDMS Maximum strainTensile Strength Increased 94%
Increased 140%
[81]