Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Advances And Applications With Metallic And Inorganic Materials
by Frédéric Guittard /
2017 / English / PDF
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Materials with superhydrophobic or related properties are one of
the most studied subjects from a theoretical point of view and
also for the large range of possible applications, for example,
anticorrosion, antibacteria, optical devices, and sensors. The
study of natural species with special wettability has shown us
the importance of surface structures and the surface energy of
the resulting surface properties. Various strategies can be used
to reproduce superhydrophobic phenomena in the laboratory.
General reviews on superhydrophobic properties already exist but,
to our knowledge, do not focus on metallic and inorganic
materials. Here, we focus especially on the strategies
implemented for reaching superhydrophobic or related properties
using metallic and inorganic materials. Indeed, these materials
present unique properties, for example, thermal and mechanical
resistance, chemical and ageing resistance, and optical
(transparency, antireflection, photoluminescence) and electrical
properties (conducting, semiconducting, insulating).
Materials with superhydrophobic or related properties are one of
the most studied subjects from a theoretical point of view and
also for the large range of possible applications, for example,
anticorrosion, antibacteria, optical devices, and sensors. The
study of natural species with special wettability has shown us
the importance of surface structures and the surface energy of
the resulting surface properties. Various strategies can be used
to reproduce superhydrophobic phenomena in the laboratory.
General reviews on superhydrophobic properties already exist but,
to our knowledge, do not focus on metallic and inorganic
materials. Here, we focus especially on the strategies
implemented for reaching superhydrophobic or related properties
using metallic and inorganic materials. Indeed, these materials
present unique properties, for example, thermal and mechanical
resistance, chemical and ageing resistance, and optical
(transparency, antireflection, photoluminescence) and electrical
properties (conducting, semiconducting, insulating).
This book will be useful for graduate students of materials
chemistry and physics and for researchers in surface science,
nanostructures, and bioinspired or biomimetic materials.
This book will be useful for graduate students of materials
chemistry and physics and for researchers in surface science,
nanostructures, and bioinspired or biomimetic materials.
