Dynamics of nanoparticle self-assembly into superhydrophobic liquid marbles during water condensation

ACS Nano

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 9746-9754

  Rykaczewski, Konrad ^a   Chinn, Jeff ^b   Walker, Marlon L ^a   Scott, John Henry J ^a   Chinn, Amy ^b   Jones, Wanda ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Integrated Surface Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ESEM; liquid marbles; self assembly; superhydrophobic surfaces; water condensation

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE FORCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESEM; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; HYDROPHOBIC NANOPARTICLES; HYDROPHOBIC PARTICLES; IN-SITU; INDUSTRIAL MIXERS; LIQUID MARBLE; LOOSE LAYER; MICROSCALE LIQUID; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; NANOPARTICLE SELF-ASSEMBLY; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; RAPID MOVEMENTS; SKIN-CARE PRODUCTS; SOFT-SOLID; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE FLOW; WATER CONDENSATION; WATER DROPLETS;

COALESCENCE; CONDENSATION; DROPS; DYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MARBLE; METALLIC FILMS; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF ASSEMBLY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

LIQUIDS;

NANOMATERIAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 84555169192     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn203268e     Document Type: Article

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