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  • 'Hydrophobic' means water really doesn't like their legs and that's what keeps them on top.

    Nano Tech Wire 2009

  • 'Hydrophobic' means water really doesn't like their legs and that's what keeps them on top.

    Nano Tech Wire 2009

  • 'Hydrophobic' means water really doesn't like their legs and that's what keeps them on top.

    Scientific Blogging 2009

  • To avoid a buildup of oily soil or odor, follow the methods recommended at pages 264-65, “A Note on Caring for Hydrophobic Synthetic Fibers”: frequent washing, pretreating, presoaking, plenty of detergent, warm water, and so on.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hydrophobic fibers do not readily absorb water; they may even repel it, and it takes them longer to get wet.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • To avoid a buildup of oily soil or odor, follow the methods recommended at pages 264-65, “A Note on Caring for Hydrophobic Synthetic Fibers”: frequent washing, pretreating, presoaking, plenty of detergent, warm water, and so on.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hydrophobic fibers do not readily absorb water; they may even repel it, and it takes them longer to get wet.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • To avoid a buildup of oily soil or odor, follow the methods recommended at pages 264-65, “A Note on Caring for Hydrophobic Synthetic Fibers”: frequent washing, pretreating, presoaking, plenty of detergent, warm water, and so on.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • Hydrophobic fibers do not readily absorb water; they may even repel it, and it takes them longer to get wet.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

  • To avoid a buildup of oily soil or odor, follow the methods recommended at pages 264-65, “A Note on Caring for Hydrophobic Synthetic Fibers”: frequent washing, pretreating, presoaking, plenty of detergent, warm water, and so on.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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