Superhydrophobic materials and coatings: a review

Over the past few years, the scientific community, as well as the world's coatings industry has seen the introduction of oxide/polymer-based superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings with exceptional water repellency. Online videos have caught the public's imagination by showing people walkin...

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Published in:Reports on progress in physics 2015-07, Vol.78 (8), p.086501-086501
Main Authors: Simpson, John T, Hunter, Scott R, Aytug, Tolga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air
anti-biofouling
anti-corrosion
Coatings
Communities
desalination
Diatoms
Earth
Engineering
FABRICATION
Flight
Flying
Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions
LITHOGRAPHY
MATERIALS SCIENCE
Mud
NANOSTRUCTURES
oleophobic
Oxides
superhydrophilic
superhydrophobic
SURFACES
Tennis
volumetric
WATER
Water - chemistry
WETTABILITY
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Summary:Over the past few years, the scientific community, as well as the world's coatings industry has seen the introduction of oxide/polymer-based superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings with exceptional water repellency. Online videos have caught the public's imagination by showing people walking through mud puddles without getting their tennis shoes wet or muddy, and water literally flying off coated surfaces. This article attempts to explain the basics of this behavior and to discuss and explain the latest superhydrophobic technological breakthroughs. Since superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings can fundamentally change how water interacts with surfaces, and the fact that earth is a water world, it can legitimately be said that this technology has the potential to literally change the world.
ISSN:0034-4885
1361-6633
DOI:10.1088/0034-4885/78/8/086501