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A geometry controllable approach for the fabrication of biomimetic hierarchical structure and its superhydrophobicity with near-zero sliding angle
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- Issue Date
- 2008-05-27
- Publisher
- Institute of Physics
- Citation
- Nanotechnology 19 275305
- Keywords
- SURFACES ; TOPOGRAPHY ; CREATION
- Abstract
- A simple, geometry controllable method is presented for fabricating multiscale hierarchical polymer structures that exhibit superhydrophobic water-repellent properties with near-zero sliding angle over a large area. A UV-assisted micromolding technique is used to create a microtexture with an ultraviolet (UV)-curable resin containing Al2O3 nanoparticles. A subsequent treatment of ultraviolet ozone (UVO) leads to the formation of nanoscale roughness over the as-formed microstructured surface, resulting in a dual-scale surface texture similar to a lotus leaf, in a reproducible manner. After hydrophobization with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) in the liquid phase, this hierarchical surface exhibits stable superhydrophobic characteristics, having a water contact angle close to 160 degrees and a contact angle (CA) hysteresis as low as 1 degrees. These characteristics did not change even after exposure to ambient conditions for 6 months.
- ISSN
- 0957-4484
- Language
- English
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