Highly durable spray layer-by-layer assembled films

Surface Innovations

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 92-97

  Wang, Benjamin N ^a   Olmeijer, David ^a   Shah, Rajul ^a   Krogman, Kevin C ^a  

^a Svaya Nanotechnologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti reflection; Nanotechnology; Thin film

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; FILMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS SILICON; REINFORCEMENT; SOL-GELS; SURFACE RESISTANCE; TRIBOLOGY; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ANTI REFLECTION; ANTIREFLECTION FILMS; FUNCTIONAL SURFACES; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; MECHANICAL DURABILITY; SOL-GEL PRECURSORS; SPRAY LAYER-BY-LAYER FILMS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84906076392     PISSN: 20506252     EISSN: 20506260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/si.12.00010     Document Type: Article

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