| Literature DB >> 18812652 |
Tamar Saison1, Christophe Peroz, Vanessa Chauveau, Serge Berthier, Elin Sondergard, Hervé Arribart.
Abstract
An original and low cost method for the fabrication of patterned surfaces bioinspired from butterfly wings and lotus leaves is presented. Silica-based sol-gel films are thermally imprinted from elastomeric molds to produce stable structures with superhydrophobicity values as high as 160 degrees water contact angle. The biomimetic surfaces are demonstrated to be tuned from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic by annealing between 200 degrees C and 500 degrees C.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18812652 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/3/4/046004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bioinspir Biomim ISSN: 1748-3182 Impact factor: 2.956