Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 7, Issue 46, Pages 25560-25567Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07722
Keywords
biomimetics; 3D laser lithography; hydrophobic surface; air trapping fog collecting
Funding
- European Research Council [279985, 619448, 632277]
- European Commission [604391]
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento [S116/2012-242637, 2266]
- European Research Council (ERC) [619448, 632277] Funding Source: European Research Council (ERC)
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Biomimetic functional surfaces are attracting increasing attention for their relevant technological applications. Despite these efforts, inherent limitations of microfabrication techniques prevent the replication of complex hierarchical microstructures. Using a 3D laser lithography technique, we fabricated a 3D patterned surface bioinspired to Salvinia molesta leaves. The artificial hairs, with crownlike heads, were reproduced by scaling down (ca. 100 times smaller) the dimensions of natural features, so that microscale hairs with submicrometric resolution were attained. The micropatterned surface, in analogy with the natural model, shows interesting properties in terms of hydrophobicity and air retention when submerged by water, even if realized with a hydrophilic material. Furthermore, we successfully demonstrated the capability to promote localized condensation of water droplets from moisture in the atmosphere.
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