Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces Export

@article{citeulike:3503456, abstract = {Abstract: Wettability of fractal surfaces has been studied both theoretically and experimentally. The contact angle of a liquid droplet placed on a fractal surface is expressed as a function of the fractal dimension, the range of fractal behavior, and the contacting ratio of the surface. The result shows that fractal surfaces can be super water repellent (superwettable) when the surfaces are composed of hydrophobic (hydrophilic) materials. We also demonstrate a super-water-repellent fractal surface made of alkylketene dimer; a water droplet on this surface has a contact angle as large as 174.}, address = {Kao Institute for Fundamental Research, Kao Corporation, 2606, Akabane, Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi, 321-34, Japan, and Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3, Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 131, Japan}, author = {Onda, T. and Shibuichi, S. and Satoh, N. and Tsujii, K.}, citeulike-article-id = {3503456}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la950418o}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la950418o}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1021/la950418o}, journal = {Langmuir}, keywords = {fractal, nanostructured, superhydrophobic, surface}, month = {May}, number = {9}, pages = {2125--2127}, posted-at = {2008-11-11 12:12:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la950418o}, volume = {12}, year = {1996} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3503456 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3503456 N2 - Abstract: Wettability of fractal surfaces has been studied both theoretically and experimentally. The contact angle of a liquid droplet placed on a fractal surface is expressed as a function of the fractal dimension, the range of fractal behavior, and the contacting ratio of the surface. The result shows that fractal surfaces can be super water repellent (superwettable) when the surfaces are composed of hydrophobic (hydrophilic) materials. We also demonstrate a super-water-repellent fractal surface made of alkylketene dimer; a water droplet on this surface has a contact angle as large as 174. IS - 9 JF - Langmuir AD - Kao Institute for Fundamental Research, Kao Corporation, 2606, Akabane, Ichikai-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi, 321-34, Japan, and Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kao Corporation, 2-1-3, Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 131, Japan EP - 2127 TI - Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces VL - 12 SP - 2125 KW - fractal KW - nanostructured KW - superhydrophobic KW - surface AU - Onda, T AU - Shibuichi, S AU - Satoh, N AU - Tsujii, K PY - 1996/05/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la950418o ER -