Mimicking natural superhydrophobic surfaces and grasping the wetting process: A review on recent progress in preparing superhydrophobic surfaces

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science - Tập 169 Số 2 - Trang 80-105 - 2011
Yuying Yan1, Nan Gao1, Wilhelm Barthlott2
1Energy & Sustainability Research Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
2Nees Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, D-53115 Bonn, Germany

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