Superhydrophobic Polystyrene by Direct Copy of a Lotus Leaf

BioNanoScience

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 136-143

  Lepore, Emiliano ^a   Pugno, Nicola ^a,b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICERCA METROLOGICA   (Italy)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lotus; Method; Molding; Polystyrene; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LOTUS; LOTUS LEAF; METHOD; MOLDING PROCESS; SLIDING ANGLE; SLIDING SPEED; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TEMPLATE METHODS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMIMETICS; CONTACT ANGLE; MOLDING; POLYSTYRENES; SILICONES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 84862977438     PISSN: 21911630     EISSN: 21911649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-011-0017-2     Document Type: Article

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