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Superhydrophobicity: Unraveling the Salvinia Paradox: Design Principles for Submerged Superhydrophobicity (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 14/2015)
Author(s) -
Amabili M.,
Giacomello A.,
Meloni S.,
Casciola C. M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.201570072
Subject(s) - wetting , materials science , nanotechnology , biomimetics , composite material
Molecular simulations and continuum models illustrate the general principles behind the air‐retaining properties of the water fern Salvinia molesta. In article number 1500248, A. Giacomello and co‐workers show that the main characteristic is the combination of a hydrophobic textured surface, preventing its wetting, and a hydrophilic top layer, stabilizing the water/leaf interface, thus preventing the cavitation of gas bubbles. This natural paradigm might inspire novel artificial surfaces, with robust submerged superhydrophobic properties.