Smart responsive surfaces switching reversibly between super-hydrophobicity and super-hydrophilicity Export

@article{citeulike:5630102, abstract = {Super-hydrophilicity and super-hydrophobicity are fundamentally opposite properties of special wettability, which are governed by surface chemical composition and surface roughness. Smart responsive surfaces switching reversibly between super-hydrophobicity and super-hydrophilicity can be effectively fabricated by modification of stimuli-responsive materials on rough surfaces. The externally applied stimuli include light irradiation, electrical potential, temperature, pH or selected solvents, and mechanical forces. Such surfaces with controllable wettability are of great importance to both fundamental research and practical applications.}, author = {Xia, Fan and Zhu, Ying and Feng, Lin and Jiang, Lei}, citeulike-article-id = {5630102}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b803951h}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/article.asp?doi=b803951h}, doi = {10.1039/b803951h}, journal = {Soft Matter}, keywords = {review, roughness, switching}, number = {2}, pages = {275--281}, posted-at = {2009-08-24 09:45:12}, priority = {2}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, title = {Smart responsive surfaces switching reversibly between super-hydrophobicity and super-hydrophilicity}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b803951h}, volume = {5}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5630102 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5630102 N2 - Super-hydrophilicity and super-hydrophobicity are fundamentally opposite properties of special wettability, which are governed by surface chemical composition and surface roughness. Smart responsive surfaces switching reversibly between super-hydrophobicity and super-hydrophilicity can be effectively fabricated by modification of stimuli-responsive materials on rough surfaces. The externally applied stimuli include light irradiation, electrical potential, temperature, pH or selected solvents, and mechanical forces. Such surfaces with controllable wettability are of great importance to both fundamental research and practical applications. IS - 2 JF - Soft Matter EP - 281 TI - Smart responsive surfaces switching reversibly between super-hydrophobicity and super-hydrophilicity PB - The Royal Society of Chemistry VL - 5 SP - 275 KW - review KW - roughness KW - switching AU - Xia, Fan AU - Zhu, Ying AU - Feng, Lin AU - Jiang, Lei PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b803951h ER -