Fluorine based superhydrophobic coatings

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 453-464

  Brassard, Jean Denis ^a   Sarkar, D K ^a   Perron, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Fluorinated silica nanoparticles; Fluoroalkylsilane; FTIR; Functionalization of nanoparticles; Scanning electron microscopy; profilometry; Sol gel process; Superhydrophobicity; Water contact angle

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050367260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20763417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/app2020453     Document Type: Article

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