Transformation of a simple plastic into a superhydrophobic surface

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5611, 2003, Pages 1377-1380

  Erbil, H Yildirim ^a   Demirel, A Levent ^b   Avci, Yonca ^a   Mert, Olcay ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYPROPYLENES; SOLVENTS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACE;

PLASTICS;

POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SOLVENT;

COATING; HYDROPHOBICITY; PLASTIC; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONSUMER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037470416     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1078365     Document Type: Article

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