Bio-Inspired Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Superhydrophobic and Anti-Ice Applications

Autor: Lansheng Zhang, Paul C. Uzoma, Chu Xiaoyang, Oleksiy V. Penkov, Huan Hu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-4185
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.872268
Popis: We report a scalable and cost-effective fabrication approach for constructing bio-inspired micro/nanostructured surfaces. It involves silicon microstructure etching using a deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) method, nanowires deposition via glancing angle deposition (GLAD) process, and fluorocarbon thin film deposition. Compared with the smooth, microstructured, and nanostructured surfaces, the hierarchical micro/nanostructured surfaces obtained via this method showed the highest water contact angle of ∼161° and a low sliding angle of
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