Dual-scaled stable superhydrophobic nano-flower surfaces

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 441-444

  Chen, Longquan ^a   Xiao, Zhiyong ^a   Chan, Philip C H ^a   Lee, Yi Kuen ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apparent contact angle; Dual scaled roughness; MPCVD; Nano flower; Superhydrophobic surfaces

Indexed keywords

AFM; APPARENT CONTACT ANGLE; DYNAMIC TESTING; MICRO PILLARS; MICROWAVE PLASMA-ENHANCED CVD; PARYLENES; PATTERNED STRUCTURE; SEM; SLIDING ANGLE; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TEM;

ACTUATORS; ADHESIVE JOINTS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSYSTEMS; MICROWAVES; NANOFLOWERS; NANOSENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TESTING;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 71449117653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2009.5285469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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