Self-organized polymer aggregates with a biomimetic hierarchical structure and its superhydrophobic effect

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 91-97

  Zhao, Ning ^a   Zhang, Xiao Yan ^a   Li, Yan Fang ^a   Lu, Xiao Ying ^a   Sheng, Si Lu ^b   Zhang, Xiao Li ^a   Xu, Jian ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Lotus effect; Polycarbonate; Precipitation; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYCARBONATE; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMISTRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LOTUS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRECIPITATION; SYNTHESIS; WETTABILITY;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LOTUS; MICROCHEMISTRY; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENT; POLYMERS; PRECIPITATION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 35348837191     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-007-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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