A Superhydrophobic Surface Fabricated by an Electrostatic Process

✍ Scribed by Hyeon Yoon; Jong Ha Park; Geun Hyung Kim

• Book ID: 102944340
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 714 KB
• Volume: 31
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1022-1336
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000131

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We describe the fabrication of a biomimically designed superhydrophobic poly(ε‐caprolactone) surface, which was obtained using a modified electrostatic process. The fabricated surface exhibits a micron‐sized pyramid structure consisting of accumulated droplets and nanofibres. By using this simple one‐step process, we can achieve a superhydrophobic surface having both a high water contact angle and low threshold sliding angle, similar to that of the superhydrophobic plant leaf.

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