Fabrication of nickel micromesh sheets and evaluation of their water-repellent and water-proof abilities

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Lee, Sang Min ^a   Oh, Dong Joon ^a   Jung, Im Deok ^a   Bae, Kong Myeong ^a   Jung, Phill Gu ^a   Chung, Kwang Hyo ^b   Cho, Seung Jin ^c   Ko, Jong Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^c SHARP CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lotus effect; Micromesh; Superhydrophobic; Water proof; Water repellent

Indexed keywords

EID: 76849084490     PISSN: 12298557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-009-0062-8     Document Type: Article

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