An engineered anisotropic nanofilm with unidirectional wetting properties.

Malvadkar, Niranjan A; Hancock, Matthew J; Sekeroglu, Koray; Dressick, Walter J; Demirel, Melik C

Malvadkar, Niranjan A; Hancock, Matthew J; Sekeroglu, Koray; Dressick, Walter J; Demirel, Melik C.

Affiliation

Malvadkar NA; Department of Engineering Science and Materials Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.

Nat Mater ; 9(12): 1023-8, 2010 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20935657

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Engineering/methods; Nanostructures/chemistry; Animals; Anisotropy; Biomimetics; Butterflies/physiology; Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Models, Biological; Nanotubes/chemistry; Particle Size; Polymers/chemistry; Porosity; Surface Properties; Temperature; Video Recording; Water/chemistry; Wettability; Wings, Animal/physiology; Xylenes/chemistry

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