Self-Cleaning Surfaces: A Third-Year Undergraduate Research Project

Autor:	Thomas Huddle, Eugene A. White, Alex H. F. Wu, Robert N. Lamb, Justin S. Lafountaine, Jacob W. Coffey, Ronald S. Haines, Hua Zhang, Zhi-Jun Lim, Nam T. Tuong
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Physics Protocol (science) Science instruction Undergraduate research General Chemistry Student research Engineering physics Manufacturing engineering Self-cleaning surfaces Scientific disciplines Education Professional skills Task (project management)
Zdroj:	Journal of Chemical Education. 86:365
ISSN:	1938-1328 0021-9584
DOI:	10.1021/ed086p365
Popis:	Superhydrophobic (non water-wettable) surfaces can possess the ability to self-clean (the so-called "lotus effect"). The task of devising the apparatus and method for quantifying this self-cleaning effect was offered as a project in a third-year undergraduate laboratory course. Using commonly available equipment the students devised a protocol for measuring the self-cleaning ability of surfaces and related this to the contact angle and hysteresis of the surfaces. As well as gaining experience with measuring surface properties the students developed professional skills as they planned, carried out, and presented their research. The project is open-ended and adaptable to suit available equipment and surfaces.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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