Electrospun Teflon AF fibers for superhydrophobic membranes

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1595-1600

  Scheffler, Raymond ^a   Bell, Nelson S ^b   Sigmund, Wolfgang ^a,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; CORE-SHELL; ELECTROSPUNS; ENGINEERING LIQUIDS; FLUORO-POLYMERS; LITHIUM-AIR BATTERY; LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TEFLON AF; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LITHIUM; PERMITTIVITY; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 77955956790     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0205     Document Type: Article

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