Impact dynamics and rebound of water droplets on superhydrophobic carbon nanotube arrays

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Z ^a   Lopez, C ^a   Hirsa, A ^a   Koratkar, N ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; WETTING;

IMPACT DYNAMICS; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

DROPS;

EID: 34547199956     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2756296     Document Type: Article

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