Effects of Methanol on Wettability of the Non-Smooth Surface on Butterfly Wing

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Fang, Yan ^a,b   Sun, Gang ^a,b   Cong, Qian ^a   Chen, Guang hua ^a   Ren, Lu quan ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

butterfly wing; micro ultra structure; non smooth surface; scale; wettability

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; SCANNING; WETTING;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; ANGLE MEASURING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISTILLED WATER (DW); M ETHANOL SOLUTION; MICRO STRUCTURING; NON SMOOTH SURFACE; ULTRA STRUCTURE;

METHANOL;

EID: 45849110320     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60016-5     Document Type: Article

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