Development of Multifunctional Hybrid Coatings (Mechanically Resistant and Hydrophobic) Using Methyltrimethoxysilane-Diethoxydimethylsilane-Tetraethoxysilane Mixed Systems.

For many industrial applications, the simultaneous presence in a material of different functional properties is necessary. The main interest lies in making a single material more versatile and durable, less fragile and more efficient. In this study, two concomitant properties in the same material were mainly studied: resistance to cracking and the increase in its hydrophobic properties.