Optimizing fiber cross-sectional shape for improving stability of air-water interface over superhydrophobic fibrous coatings

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Emami, B ^a   Tafreshi, H Vahedi ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR WATER INTERFACES; ALIGNED FIBERS; CRITICAL PRESSURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE; EULER-LAGRANGE EQUATIONS; FORCE BALANCES; NON-WETTING; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC;

COATINGS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; OPTIMIZATION;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 84862106067     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4711800     Document Type: Article

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