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NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 17, Issue 13, Pages 3259-3263Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/13/030
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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 degrees are obtained, and these super-hydrophobic surfaces are expected to have potential applications for rusting-resistant, anti-fog and self-cleaning treatments.
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