Novel fluoropolymer blends for the fabrication of sprayable multifunctional superhydrophobic nanostructured composites

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 11117-11123

  Schutzius, Thomas M ^a   Bayer, Ilker S ^b,d   Tiwari, Manish K ^c   Megaridis, Constantine M ^a  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATING SYSTEM; CONTACT ANGLE HYSTERESIS; COSOLVENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; FLUORINATED ACRYLICS; FLUOROPOLYMER; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; NANOPARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; NANOSTRUCTURED COMPOSITES; PH CONTROL; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; WATER-ALCOHOL MIXTURES;

ACETONE; ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; DISPERSIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYSTERESIS; SURFACE TENSION;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

EID: 84855708486     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie200814r     Document Type: Article

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