Superhydrophobic surfaces

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 193-202

  Ma, Minglin ^a,b   Hill, Randal M ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating; Lotus effect; Self cleaning; Superhydrophobic; Surface; Water repellent

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE CLEANING; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FACILE SLIDING; LOTUS EFFECT; PATTERNED SURFACES; SELF CLEANING; ULTRAHYDROPHOBICITY; WATER CONTACT ANGLES (WCA);

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

FLUOROCARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; SILICON; WATER;

CONTACT ANGLE; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY YIELD; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIAL COATING; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 33750949593     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2006.06.002     Document Type: Review

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