Thermal evaporation of multi-component waxes and thermally activated formation of nanotubules for superhydrophobic surfaces

Progress in Organic Coatings

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Niemietz, Adrian ^a   Wandelt, Klaus ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a   Koch, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nonacosanol tubules; Plant waxes; Self assembly; Superhydrophobicity; Surface coating; Thermal evaporation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATES; ARTIFICIAL SURFACES; EPICUTICULAR WAXES; FABRICATED STRUCTURES; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; HOMOGENEOUS COATINGS; IN-PLANTS; MULTICOMPONENTS; NANOTUBULES; NONACOSANOL TUBULES; PLANT SURFACES; PLANT WAXES; SELF-ASSEMBLE; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE COATING; SURFACE COATINGS; THERMALLY ACTIVATED; TROPAEOLUM MAJUS;

COATINGS; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL EVAPORATION; VAPORS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 70349210056     PISSN: 03009440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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