Durable ultra-hydrophobic surfaces for self-cleaning applications

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1684-1691

  Rios, P Fabian ^a,b   Dodiuk, H ^a   Kenig, S ^a   McCarthy, S ^b   Dotan, A ^a  

^a SHENKAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN   (Israel)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

POSS; Self cleaning; Silicas; Surfaces; Ultra hydrophobic

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; APPLICATIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; DURABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SILICA; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

BONDING TECHNIQUES; CLEANING SURFACES; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; LAYER MORPHOLOGIES; LEAF SURFACES; LOTUS LEAF; LOW ADHESIONS; MICRO- AND NANO-PARTICLES; NANOSCALED; POSS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH STUDIES; SELF-CLEANING; STABILITY ENHANCEMENTS; TRANSPARENT COATINGS; ULTRA-HYDROPHOBIC; WATER DROPS;

SURFACE CLEANING;

DURABILITY; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT; POLYCARBONATE; STABILITY; SUBSTRATE;

EID: 58049126767     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1208     Document Type: Article

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