3 research outputs found
Surfaces with Self-repairable Ultrahydrophobicity Based on Self-organizing Freely Floating Colloidal Particles
We report an approach for the design of materials with
self-repairable
ultrahydrophobic properties. The materials are based on highly fluorinated
crystalline fusible wax with incorporated colloidal particles. Due
to the highly pronounced tendency of the wax to crystallize, the formation
of blends with rough fractal surfaces was observed. In order to prove
their self-repairing ability, we mechanically damaged them by scratching,
which removed most of the particles from the surface. Melting of the
damaged blend resulted in reorganization of the particles at the wax-air
interface, restoring the initial structure and thus the ultrahydrophobic
behavior
Surfaces with Self-repairable Ultrahydrophobicity Based on Self-organizing Freely Floating Colloidal Particles
We report an approach for the design of materials with
self-repairable
ultrahydrophobic properties. The materials are based on highly fluorinated
crystalline fusible wax with incorporated colloidal particles. Due
to the highly pronounced tendency of the wax to crystallize, the formation
of blends with rough fractal surfaces was observed. In order to prove
their self-repairing ability, we mechanically damaged them by scratching,
which removed most of the particles from the surface. Melting of the
damaged blend resulted in reorganization of the particles at the wax-air
interface, restoring the initial structure and thus the ultrahydrophobic
behavior
Surfaces with Self-repairable Ultrahydrophobicity Based on Self-organizing Freely Floating Colloidal Particles
We report an approach for the design of materials with
self-repairable
ultrahydrophobic properties. The materials are based on highly fluorinated
crystalline fusible wax with incorporated colloidal particles. Due
to the highly pronounced tendency of the wax to crystallize, the formation
of blends with rough fractal surfaces was observed. In order to prove
their self-repairing ability, we mechanically damaged them by scratching,
which removed most of the particles from the surface. Melting of the
damaged blend resulted in reorganization of the particles at the wax-air
interface, restoring the initial structure and thus the ultrahydrophobic
behavior