Self-Cleaning Coatings Activated by Solar and Visible Radiation

Autor: Giovanni Palmisano, Oluwadamilola Aderemi, Corrado Garlisi, Adetunji Alabi, Gabriele Sc
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Chemical Engineering.
ISSN: 2090-4568
DOI: 10.4172/2090-4568.1000e103
Popis: Self-cleaning behavior refers to the ability of a solid surface to remove contaminants under natural circumstances. This may be reached by two approaches. The former one is to achieve hydrophilic surfaces (water contact angle WCA 90°), causing droplets to form and roll over the surface quickly. Many research efforts have been made to find the extreme limits of wetting and non-wetting behavior by the development of a wide variety of engineered surfaces with superhydrophilic (WCA approaching zero) and superhydrophobic (WCA>150°) properties.
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