Gecko-inspired synthesis of superhydrophobic ZnO surfaces with high water adhesion

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Li, Jian ^a,b,c   Liu, Xiaohong ^a   Ye, Yinping ^a   Zhou, Huidi ^a   Chen, Jianmin ^a  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Gecko inspired; Nanorod arrays; Superhydrophobicity; ZnO

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; NANORODS; ZINC OXIDE;

ADHESIVE FORCE; FLUOROALKYLSILANES; GECKO-INSPIRED; HIGH WATER; NANOROD ARRAYS; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; SYNTHESIS TEMPERATURES; VARIOUS DENSITIES; VERTICAL POSITIONS; WATER DROPLETS; ZNO; ZNO NANOROD; ZNO SURFACE;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

HYDROCARBON; NANOROD; SILANE DERIVATIVE; WATER; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79959747573     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2011.03.024     Document Type: Article

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