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Superhydrophobic Coatings: Bioinspired Degradable Substrates with Extreme Wettability Properties (Adv. Mater. 18/2009)
Author(s) -
Song Wenlong,
Veiga Diana D.,
Custódio Catarina A.,
Mano João F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200990062
Subject(s) - superhydrophilicity , materials science , wetting , nanoscopic scale , nanotechnology , substrate (aquarium) , contact angle , surface finish , lotus effect , composite material , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , raw material , oceanography , chemistry , geology
João Mano and co‐workers have developed new superhydrophobic poly( L ‐lactic acid) substrates for biomedical applications, reported on p.1830 . The wettability of the substrates can be controlled within the superhydrophobic–superhydrophilic range by using argon plasma treatment. The inside cover image shows the texture of such a substrate exhibiting micro‐and nanoscale roughness, which gives rise its extreme wettability behavior (the structure in the image can be viewed more clearly using 3D glasses).