Physics and applications of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces and coatings

Surface Innovations

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 211-227

  Drelich, Jaroslaw ^a   Marmur, Abraham ^b  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Superhydrophilicity; Superhydrophobicity; Wetting

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONTACT ANGLE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TESTING; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

BOILING HEAT TRANSFER; FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; SUPER-HYDROPHILICITY; SUPERHYDROPHILIC EFFECT; SUPERHYDROPHILIC SURFACE; SUPERHYDROPHOBICITY;

WETTING;

EID: 85006216343     PISSN: 20506252     EISSN: 20506260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/si.13.00017     Document Type: Article

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