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  • Super-Hydrophobic Surfaces:...
    Feng, L.; Li, S.; Li, Y.; Li, H.; Zhang, L.; Zhai, J.; Song, Y.; Liu, B.; Jiang, L.; Zhu, D.

    Advanced materials (Weinheim), 12/2002, Letnik: 14, Številka: 24
    Journal Article

    Super‐hydrophobic surfaces, with a water contact angle (CA) greater than 150°, have attracted much interest for both fundamental research and practical applications. Recent studies on lotus and rice leaves reveal that a super‐hydrophobic surface with both a large CA and small sliding angle (α) needs the cooperation of micro‐ and nanostructures, and the arrangement of the microstructures on this surface can influence the way a water droplet tends to move. These results from the natural world provide a guide for constructing artificial super‐hydrophobic surfaces and designing surfaces with controllable wettability. Accordingly, super‐hydrophobic surfaces of polymer nanofibers and differently patterned aligned carbon nanotube (ACNT) films have been fabricated. The study of natural lotus leaves reveals that to obtain a super‐hydrophobic surface with both a large contact angle (CA) and small sliding angle (α), cooperation of micro‐ and nanostructures is required. Accordingly, lotus‐like aligned carbon nanotube (ACNT) films with a CA of ∼166° (see Figure) and α of ∼3° have been fabricated. Other super‐hydrophobic surfaces of polymer nanofibers and different patterned ACNT films are also highlighted.