Journal
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 29, Issue 12, Pages 5107-5111Publisher
KOREAN SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-015-1108-8
Keywords
Superhydrophobic surface; Micro/nano hierarchical structure; Laser ablation; Porous anodic aluminum; Water contact angle
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning [NRF-2012R1A1A1013828]
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We present a simple and cost-effective method to produce superhydrophobic surfaces in thermoplastic polymer substrates, which contain hierarchical micro/nano structures that resemble lotus leaves. The method involved the fabrication of an Al stamp through the sequential application of laser ablation and anodization to create micro- and nano-structures, respectively. The fabricated patterns on the Al stamp were replicated on the thermoplastic Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) film surfaces through a hot embossing technique. Static water contact angles were measured to evaluate the hydrophobicity of the patterned COC surfaces. The static water contact angle on the micro/ nano hierarchical structured COC surface was measured to be 162.3A degrees on average. The hot embossing process was repeated 31 times with a nano-structured Al stamp, and the replicated COC surfaces showed consistent water contact angles.
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