Water and Oil Repellent Surfaces

• Other Authors: Karapanagiotis, Ioannis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; robust superhydrophobic surface; surface assembly mechanism; surface disintegration mechanism; superhydrophobic; Cu2O; oil-water separation; hydrophobic treatments; oleophobicity; nano-particles; stone protection; anti-graffiti coatings; chemical cleaning; acrylic-based paints; felt-tip markers; water repellency; calcium hydroxide; siloxane; marble; cultural heritage; conservation; sodium methyl silicone; earth site; silt; the height of capillary rise; microscopic mechanism analysis; XRD; XRF; SEM; MIP; plasma deposition; organosilicon thin layers; morphology analysis; surface molecular structure; goose down; wettability; fungus resistance; n/a
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Materials of extreme wetting properties have received significant attention, as they offer new perspectives providing numerous potential applications. Water- and oil-repellent surfaces can be used, for instance, in the automobile, microelectronics, textile and biomedical industries; in the protectio...