Superhydrophobic and adhesive properties of surfaces: Testing the quality by an elaborated scanning electron microscopy method

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 40, 2012, Pages 14338-14346

  Ensikat, Hans J ^a   Mayser, Matthias ^a   Barthlott, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AURAMINE; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS; DROP IMPACT; EPICUTICULAR WAXES; FROZEN STATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; LEAD ACETATE; MICRO DROPLETS; PLANT SURFACES; PULL-OFF FORCES; PURE WATER; SEM EXAMINATIONS; SEM IMAGE; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; STRUCTURED SURFACES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; TEST LIQUID; VISUALIZATION METHOD; WATER DROP; WATER REPELLENCY; WETTING BEHAVIOR;

CONTACT ANGLE; DROPS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GLYCEROL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

ADHESIVE AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PLANT LEAF; QUALITY CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WETTABILITY;

ADHESIVES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PLANT LEAVES; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 84867464784     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la302856b     Document Type: Article

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