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Superhydrophobic Coatings (superhydrophobic + coating)

Distribution by Scientific Domains

Polymers and Materials Science	85%

Selected Abstracts

Fabrication of Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Coating with a Micro-Nano-Binary Structure

MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS, Issue 13 2005
Ning Zhao
Abstract Summary: A superhydrophobic coating was facilely fabricated in one step by casting bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) solution under moisture. Vapor-induced phase separation occurred during the solidifying process and a rough surface with a micro-nano-binary structure (MNBS) similar to the microstructure shown on lotus leaf was formed. SEM image of a single micro-flower. [source]

Superhydrophobic Coatings: The Salvinia Paradox: Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Hydrophilic Pins for Air Retention Under Water (Adv. Mater.

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 21 2010
21/2010)
The cover shows the sophisticated surface design of the floating water fern Salvinia. The unique surface architecture is composed of complex hydrophobic eggbeater-shaped hairs with hydrophilic terminal cells. The evenly distributed hydrophilic patches stabilize the air layer by pinning the air/water interface in place. The paradox combination of hydrophilic patches on superhydrophobic surfaces (the "Salvinia Effect") provides an innovative concept for smart biomimetic surfaces in maritime coatings and underwater applications, as reported by Wilhelm Barthlott, Thomas Schimmel, and co-workers on p. 2325. [source]

Superhydrophobic Coatings: Bioinspired Degradable Substrates with Extreme Wettability Properties (Adv. Mater.

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 18 2009
18/2009)
João Mano and co-workers have developed new superhydrophobic poly(L -lactic acid) substrates for biomedical applications, reported on p.1830. The wettability of the substrates can be controlled within the superhydrophobic,superhydrophilic range by using argon plasma treatment. The inside cover image shows the texture of such a substrate exhibiting micro-and nanoscale roughness, which gives rise its extreme wettability behavior (the structure in the image can be viewed more clearly using 3D glasses). [source]

Silicone Nanofilaments and Their Application as Superhydrophobic Coatings,

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 20 2006

Silicone nanofilaments (see figure) are grown by a simple chemical vapor deposition method on different substrate materials. The filaments are flexible, and have lengths of up to several micrometers and diameters of up to 150,nm. The dense and entangled arrangement of these filaments yields a superhydrophobic coating that is also optically transparent and antireflective. [source]

Bioinspired Self-Healing Superhydrophobic Coatings,

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE, Issue 35 2010
Yang Li
Heilt euch selbst , wie superhydrophobe Polymerbeschichtungen, bei deren Aufbau Fluoralkylketten in der porösen Struktur zurückbleiben. Wenn die oberste Fluoralkylketten-Schicht zersetzt oder die Beschichtung angekratzt wird, wandern die eingeschlossenen ,heilenden" Reagentien an die Oberfläche und stellen deren Superhydrophobie wieder her (siehe Bild). [source]