From superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic surfaces tuned by surfactant solutions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Chang, Feng Ming ^a   Sheng, Yu Jane ^b   Chen, Hui ^a   Tsao, Heng Kwong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

DIDODECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE; SOLID LIQUID INTERFACIAL; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 34548379485     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2779092     Document Type: Article

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