Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces using viral nanotemplates for self-cleaning and dropwise condensation

Technical Digest - Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 86-89

  McCarthy, M ^a   Enright, R ^a,b   Gerasopoulos, K ^c   Culver, J N ^c   Ghodssi, R ^c   Wang, E N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BIOMIMETICS; CONDENSATION; DROPS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SURFACE PROPERTIES; VIRUSES;

BIOMIMETIC SURFACES; CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; DROPWISE CONDENSATION; FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; HIERARCHICAL SURFACES; MICROSCALE FEATURES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

SOLID-STATE SENSORS;

EID: 84891760217     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.31438/trf.hh2010.22     Document Type: Conference Paper

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