Biomimetic surface coatings for atmospheric water capture prepared by dewetting of polymer films

Advanced Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 3718-3722

  Thickett, Stuart C ^a   Neto, Chiara ^a   Harris, Andrew T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biomimetics; functional coatings; polymeric materials; surface patterning; thin films

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC WATER; BIOMIMETIC SURFACES; CHEMICAL FEATURES; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DE-WETTING; FUNCTIONAL COATING; HUMID ATMOSPHERES; MICROPATTERNED SURFACE; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; SURFACE PATTERNING; THIN POLYMER FILMS; WATER CONDENSATION;

BIOMIMETICS; FILM PREPARATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; PLASTIC COATINGS; PLASTIC FILMS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SURFACES;

POLYMER FILMS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; POLY(4 VINYLPYRIDINE); POLY(4-VINYLPYRIDINE); POLYSTYRENE DERIVATIVE; POLYVINYL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WETTABILITY;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYSTYRENES; POLYVINYLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 80051710732     PISSN: 09359648     EISSN: 15214095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201100290     Document Type: Article

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