Micro-micro hierarchy replacing micro-nano hierarchy: A precisely controlled way to produce wear-resistant superhydrophobic polymer surfaces

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 41, 2012, Pages 14747-14755

  Huovinen, Eero ^a   Hirvi, Janne ^a   Suvanto, Mika ^a   Pakkanen, Tapani A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE HYSTERESIS; MASS PRODUCTION; MECHANICAL ROBUSTNESS; MICRO STRUCTURING; MICRO-NANO; MICROMETER SCALE; POLYMER SURFACES; SELF-CLEANING PROPERTIES; STATIC CONTACT ANGLE; STRUCTURED POLYMERS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SURFACE STRUCTURING; SURFACE WETTING; WEAR TEST; WEAR-RESISTANT; WETTING PROPERTY;

CONTACT ANGLE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROMETERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; WETTING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOMATERIAL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYPROPYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84867547554     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la303358h     Document Type: Article

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