Super-hydrophobic surfaces from a simple coating method: A bionic nanoengineering approach

Yuyang Liu, Xianqiong Chen, John Haozhong Xin

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Abstract

Inspired by the self-cleaning behaviour of lotus leaves in nature, we developed a simple coating method that can facilitate the bionic creation of super-hydrophobic surfaces on various substrates, thus providing a feasible way of fabricating super-hydrophobic surfaces for civil and industrial applications. Micro-nanoscale binary structured composite particles of silica/fluoropolymer were prepared using an emulsion-mediated sol-gel process, and then these composite particles were applied to various substrates to mimic the surface microstructures of lotus leaves. Super-hydrophobic surfaces with a water contact angle larger than 150° are obtained, and these super-hydrophobic surfaces are expected to have potential applications for rusting-resistant, anti-fog and self-cleaning treatments.
Original languageEnglish
Article number030
Pages (from-to)3259-3263
Number of pages5
JournalNanotechnology
Volume17
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jul 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • General Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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