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Advances in the Fabrication and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Inspired by the Lotus Leaf

Nature has proven to be a valuable resource in inspiring the development of novel technologies. The field of biomimetics emerged centuries ago as scientists sought to understand the fundamental science behind the extraordinary properties of organisms in nature and applied the new science to mimic a...

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Autores principales: Farzam, Melika, Beitollahpoor, Mohamadreza, Solomon, Samuel E., Ashbaugh, Henry S., Pesika, Noshir S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9680393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36412724
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7040196
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author Farzam, Melika
Beitollahpoor, Mohamadreza
Solomon, Samuel E.
Ashbaugh, Henry S.
Pesika, Noshir S.
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description Nature has proven to be a valuable resource in inspiring the development of novel technologies. The field of biomimetics emerged centuries ago as scientists sought to understand the fundamental science behind the extraordinary properties of organisms in nature and applied the new science to mimic a desired property using various materials. Through evolution, living organisms have developed specialized surface coatings and chemistries with extraordinary properties such as the superhydrophobicity, which has been exploited to maintain structural integrity and for survival in harsh environments. The Lotus leaf is one of many examples which has inspired the fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces. In this review, the fundamental science, supported by rigorous derivations from a thermodynamic perspective, is presented to explain the origin of superhydrophobicity. Based on theory, the interplay between surface morphology and chemistry is shown to influence surface wetting properties of materials. Various fabrication techniques to create superhydrophobic surfaces are also presented along with the corresponding advantages and/or disadvantages. Recent advances in the characterization techniques used to quantify the superhydrophobicity of surfaces is presented with respect to accuracy and sensitivity of the measurements. Challenges associated with the fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces are also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-96803932022-11-23 Advances in the Fabrication and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Inspired by the Lotus Leaf Farzam, Melika Beitollahpoor, Mohamadreza Solomon, Samuel E. Ashbaugh, Henry S. Pesika, Noshir S. Biomimetics (Basel) Review Nature has proven to be a valuable resource in inspiring the development of novel technologies. The field of biomimetics emerged centuries ago as scientists sought to understand the fundamental science behind the extraordinary properties of organisms in nature and applied the new science to mimic a desired property using various materials. Through evolution, living organisms have developed specialized surface coatings and chemistries with extraordinary properties such as the superhydrophobicity, which has been exploited to maintain structural integrity and for survival in harsh environments. The Lotus leaf is one of many examples which has inspired the fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces. In this review, the fundamental science, supported by rigorous derivations from a thermodynamic perspective, is presented to explain the origin of superhydrophobicity. Based on theory, the interplay between surface morphology and chemistry is shown to influence surface wetting properties of materials. Various fabrication techniques to create superhydrophobic surfaces are also presented along with the corresponding advantages and/or disadvantages. Recent advances in the characterization techniques used to quantify the superhydrophobicity of surfaces is presented with respect to accuracy and sensitivity of the measurements. Challenges associated with the fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces are also discussed. MDPI 2022-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9680393/ /pubmed/36412724 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7040196 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Advances in the Fabrication and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Inspired by the Lotus Leaf
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title_short Advances in the Fabrication and Characterization of Superhydrophobic Surfaces Inspired by the Lotus Leaf
title_sort advances in the fabrication and characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces inspired by the lotus leaf
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9680393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36412724
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7040196
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