Simple and cost-effective fabrication of highly flexible, transparent superhydrophobic films with hierarchical surface design

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 5289-5295

  Kim, Tae Hyun ^a   Ha, Sung Hun ^a   Jang, Nam Su ^a   Kim, Jeonghyo ^a   Kim, Ji Hoon ^a   Park, Jong Kweon ^b   Lee, Deug Woo ^a   Lee, Jaebeom ^a   Kim, Soo Hyung ^a   Kim, Jong Man ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cost effective fabrication; hierarchical surface design; mechanical flexibility; optical transparency; superhydrophobic film

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CONTACT ANGLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FABRICATION; GLASS INDUSTRY; MORPHOLOGY; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY; TRANSPARENCY; WETTING;

COST-EFFECTIVE FABRICATION; HIERARCHICAL SURFACES; MECHANICAL FLEXIBILITY; OPTICAL TRANSPARENCY; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC FILMS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 84924561489     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5086066     Document Type: Article

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