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Methods of fabrication of superhydrophobic engineering surfaces: A review

  • Zaki Ahmad*
  • , Shafiqur Rehman
  • , Mohammad Ahsan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Wettability is an important characteristic of solid surfaces and is controlled by chemical composition and surface roughness. The creation of superhydrophobic engineering surfaces has aroused great interest in research and practical industrial applications in nano/micro electro mechanical surfaces (NEMS/MEMS). The review presented in this article covers the principles of hydrophobicity and various techniques which can be used to fabricate these surfaces. The modern techniques of characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces have also been included.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-321
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Review of Mechanical Engineering
Volume3
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Cassie baxter and wenzel
  • Characterization
  • Low surface energy
  • Roughness
  • Superhydrophobicity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
  • General Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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