Can you suggest some methods to increase the hydrophobicity and surface roughness of a polymeric membrane surface?

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Dimitrios Kontziampasis

You can use plasma nanotexturing with a CF4 or C4F8 gas. Also plasma nanotexturing with O2 or Ar gas followed by deposition of a thin layer of PTFE, C4F8, pFOTS etc.

I propose plasma since you can modify both roughness and chemistry with one machine.

Parimal Vijay Naik

Doping it with silica nanoparticles or some silane agents

Husnul Maab

Also fluorination on the surface