Manipulating and dispensing micro/nanoliter droplets by superhydrophobic needle nozzles

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 10371-10379

  Dong, Zhichao ^a   Ma, Jie ^a   Jiang, Lei ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

dip coating; micro nanostructures; nozzle; superhydrophobic surface; surface modification; tiny droplet

Indexed keywords

DIP COATING; DIPCOATING METHODS; DRIVING MECHANISM; MICRO/NANOSTRUCTURES; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

BIOMETRICS; COATING TECHNIQUES; COATINGS; DROPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIQUIDS; NEEDLES; NOZZLES; SURFACE TREATMENT;

SPRAY NOZZLES;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEEDLE; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEEDLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 84888865988     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn4048099     Document Type: Article

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