Learning from nature - Polymer surfaces with a nano structure that utilise the lotus-effect and clean themselves

1st Annual International IEEE-EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 331-333

  Oles, Markus ^a   Nun, Edwin ^a   Dambacher, Gemot ^a   Schleich, Bernhard ^a  

^a CREAVIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; NANOSTRUCTURES;

LEARNING FROM NATURES; LOTUS EFFECT; POLYMER SURFACES; SELF CLEANING; SELF-CLEANING SURFACES; ULTRA-FINES; WATER REPELLENTS; WAX CRYSTALS;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 72449194109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2000.893798     Document Type: Conference Paper

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