Mimicking a Superhydrophobic Insect Wing by Argon and Oxygen Ion Beam Treatment on Polytetrafluoroethylene Film

Journal of Bionic Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-370

  Lee, Youngjong ^a   Yoo, Yonghoon ^a   Kim, Jihoon ^a   Widhiarini, Sriyulianti ^a   Park, Baeho ^a   Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Yoon, Kwang Joon ^a   Byun, Doyoung ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

artificial flapper; dynamic contact angle; ion beam treatment; mimicry of the wing; superhydrophobic insect wing

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVE PROCESS; CARBON/EPOXY; DYNAMIC CONTACT ANGLE; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH ENERGY; INSECT WINGS; ION BEAM TREATMENT; LOTUS LEAVES; NATURAL SURFACE; OXYGEN ION BEAM; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FILMS; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; WING STRUCTURES; WING SURFACE;

ARGON; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; CONTACT ANGLE; FABRICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MORPHOLOGY; OXYGEN; ROLLING RESISTANCE; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

ION BEAMS;

EID: 72649092425     PISSN: 16726529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1672-6529(08)60130-4     Document Type: Article

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