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Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Self‐Assembling, Bioinspired Wax Crystalline Surfaces with Time‐Dependent Wettability (Adv. Funct. Mater. 4/2012)
Author(s) -
Pechook Sasha,
Pokroy Boaz
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201290020
Subject(s) - materials science , wetting , nanotechnology , wax , paraffin wax , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering
Bioinspired wax crystals on various substrates exhibit time‐dependent nanoroughness evolution, which is induced by strain release and recrystallization. As reported by Boaz Pokroy and co‐workers on page 745 , this evolution of the nanoroughness leads to time‐dependent changes in wettability, from hydrophobic to superhydrophobic. This process of evolution is strongly dependent on temperature. The study provides a basis for the production of tuned, time‐dependent, temperature‐sensitive material surfaces with changeable wettability.