Formation of nano-structured coatings with superhydrophobic properties

• Main Author: Shao, Qi.
• Other Authors: Wong Chee Cheong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15394
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Superhydrophobic surfaces, with a liquid contact angle greater than 150°and hysteresis less than 10°, have drawn a lot of attentions both in academic and in industry because of the self-cleaning properties. Many biological surfaces, such as lotus leaf, exhibits a hierarchically structures surface ro...