Curvature affects superhydrophobicity on flexible silicone microstructured surfaces

TRANSDUCERS 2009 - 15th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 362-365

  Cannon, A H ^a   King, W P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Micromolding; Nanoimprint lithography; Superhydrophobicity

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE CONSTRAINTS; CURVED SURFACES; FLUID CONTROL; MICROMOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURED SURFACES; SLIDE ANGLES; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

ACTUATORS; CONTACT ANGLE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DROP FORMATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROMACHINING; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SILICONES;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 71449090651     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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