Abstract: The present disclosure provides for compositions including a composite particle, methods for making the composite particle, methods for using the composite particle, articles upon which the composite particle have been disposed, compositions including the composite particle and a fluid, devices including the composite particle and the fluid, and methods of using the composition including the composite particle and the fluid. Due to the structure and composition of the composite particle, the composite particle can be dispersed in an aqueous medium and then coated on a surface of an article, where upon evaporation of the aqueous solution forms a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coating on the surface of the article.