Self-cleaning effects of biomimetic dry adhesives

Proceedings of 1st IEEE International Conference on Nano Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, 1st IEEE-NEMS

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1388-1391

  Tsai, Yao Chuan ^a   Shih, Po Jen ^a   Lin, Tzung Han ^a   Shih, Wen Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Component; Contact angle; Dry adhesive; Self cleaning

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BIOMIMETICS; CONTACT ANGLE; CURING; CURVE FITTING; DRYING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NEMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PHOTORESISTORS; PHOTORESISTS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACES; VAPORS; WATER VAPOR;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; BIO MIMETIC; CONTACT AREAS; DRY ADHESIVES; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; GECKO FEET; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; LOTUS EFFECTS; MAXIMUM DENSITY; MOLECULAR SYSTEMS; NANO-FIBRILS; NANO-GAPS; OXIDE SURFACES; OXIDIZED SILICON; SELF-CLEANING EFFECTS; SMALL PARTICLES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC BEHAVIOR; SURFACE ENERGIES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 46149123851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS.2006.334772     Document Type: Conference Paper

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