Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- ISBN-10
- 9004165932
- ISBN-13
- 9789004165939
- Series
- Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 508
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-04-24
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Authors
- K. L. Mittal, Alain Carré
Description
Superhydrophobic surfaces (water contact angles higher than 150º) can only be achieved by a combination of hydrophobicity (low surface energy materials) with appropriate surface texture. In nature one can find an array of impressive and elegant examples of superhydrophobic surfaces. For example, on a lotus leaf rain drops bounce off after impact, then entirely roll off the lotus leaf and drag along any dirt particles, without leaving residues. The artificial design of superhydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces has become an extremely active area of fundamental and applied research.This book presents both fundamental and applied aspects of superhydrophobic surfaces. It describes also different strategies for making superhydrophobic surfaces from a large diversity of materials (polymers, metals and other inorganic materials, composites) and processes (lithographic techniques, electrochemical processes, self-assembly processes, colloidal particles, sol-gel processes, nanofilaments, or simple scraping).A bountiful of information is covered in this book which represents cumulative wisdom of many world-renowned researchers in the fascinating and burgeoning area of superhydrophobic surfaces.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Fabrications to Practical Applications
By Mehdi KhodaeiSuperhydrophobic Surfaces: Fabrications to Practical Applications
-
Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Coatings: Investigations and Insights
By Teresa M. HendersonThis book provides new research on superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings. Chapter One reviews preparation and applications of silicone based superhydrophobic coatings.
-
Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Advances and Applications with Metallic and Inorganic Materials
By Frédéric Guittard, Thierry DarmaninHybridizing ZnO nanowires with micropyramid silicon wafers as superhydrophobic high-efficiency solar cells, ... Bionic micro-nano-bump-structures with a good self-cleaning property: The growth of ZnO nanoarrays modified by polystyrene ...
-
Superhydrophobic Polymer Surfaces: Preparation, Properties and Applications
By Iskender YilgoerThe most critical tasks for the scientists and engineers working in the field seem to be; (i) to clearly understand the relations between surface compositions, topography and surface properties; (ii) to develop simple laboratory techniques ...
-
Surfaces and Interfaces of Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Materials
By Zhiguang Guo, Fuchao YangAs such, this new book covers the natural surfaces, fundamentals, fabrication methods and exciting applications of superhydrophobic materials, with particular attention paid to the smart surfaces that can show switchable and reversible ...
-
Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Fabrications to Practical Applications
By Hua Li, Mehdi Khodaei, Xiuyong ChenThis book presents knowledge on the field of application of superhydrophobic surfaces. Superhydrophobicity has become a hot topic in the academics as well as industries in different engineering and biomedicine research fields.
-
Condensed and Melting Droplet Behavior on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
By Fuqiang ChuThis book introduces the fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces and some unique droplet behaviors during condensation and melting phase change on superhydrophobic surfaces, and discusses the relationship between droplet behavior and ...
-
Superhydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion and Tribology
By Shuncai Wang, Guochen ZhaoThis Special Issue will focus on the recent developments in the fabrication of superhydrophobic coatings and their robustness against corrosion and wear resistance, but the original work on other properties of superhydrophobic coatings are ...
-
Advances in Superhydrophobic Coatings
By Viswanathan S. SajiThis book guides readers through superhydrophobic coating fabrication and thier application, representing the latest significant advances in this important topic.
-
Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion
By K. L. MittalThis volume and its predecessors (5 volumes), containing bountiful information, will be of much value to anyone interested/involved in controlling wetting phenomena and their applications.