Growth and alignment of polyaniline nanofibres with superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic and other properties

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 354-357

  Chiou, Nan Rong ^a,b   Lu, Chunmeng ^a   Guan, Jingjiao ^b   Lee, L James ^a,b   Epstein, Arthur J ^b  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNMENT; CHEMICAL CLEANING; COATINGS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYANILINE; POLYMERIZATION; TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SENSORS; CHEMICAL OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED COATINGS; NON-CONDUCTING SUBSTRATES; SELF-CLEANING SURFACES; SIMULTANEOUS ALIGNMENT; SUPER-HYDROPHILICITY; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

NANOFIBERS;

NANOFIBER; POLYANILINE;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTRONICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 34249938475     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.147     Document Type: Article

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