Fabrication of superhydrophobic hybrids from multiwalled carbon nanotubes and poly(vinylidene fluoride)

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 47-52

  Wu, Tongfei ^a   Pan, Yongzheng ^a   Li, Lin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bionic fabrication; Carbon nanotubes; Polyvinylidene fluoride; Superhydrophobic hybrids

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHASE SEPARATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER CONTENT;

NON-SOLVENTS; POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; POROUS STRUCTURES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; ROUGH SURFACES; SOLUTION METHODS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATINGS; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTACT ANGLE; FACILE SOLUTION; HYBRID; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIAL COATING; NANOFABRICATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH SURFACE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC HYBRID; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 79959686314     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.03.015     Document Type: Article

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