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Leaf-mimicking polymers for hydrophobicity and high transmission haze |
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| Author: | Huang, Zhongjia1; Cai, Congcong1; Shi, Xinying2; |
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1School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China 2Nano and Molecular Systems Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-90014, Finland 3College of Chemistry, Key Lab of Environment ‒ Friendly Chemistry and Application in Ministry of Education, Xiangtan University, Yuhu District, Xiangtan 411105, China |
| Format: | article |
| Version: | published version |
| Access: | open |
| Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 1.2 MB) |
| Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe201802143398 |
| Language: | English |
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Estonian Academy Publishers,
2017
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| Publish Date: | 2018-02-14 |
| Description: |
AbstractGifted with unique optical and hydrophobic properties, the plant leaves have been recently considered as micro/nanostructure prototypes for functional surface engineering. Imprinting bio-inspired structures onto surfaces can yield in similar functional properties than in the nature. In this article, we report on a simple and effective method to copy leaf surface structures onto poly-(methyl methacrylate) sheets. The replicated surface structures reduce optical reflectance and enhance optical haze. Besides, the artificial polymer sheets exhibit good hydrophobic properties. Correlation between optical haze and hydrophobicity was studied. see all
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| Series: |
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1736-6046 |
| ISSN-E: | 1736-7530 |
| ISSN-L: | 1736-6046 |
| Volume: | 66 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 444 - 449 |
| DOI: | 10.3176/proc.2017.4.24 |
| OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.3176/proc.2017.4.24 |
| Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
| Field of Science: |
216 Materials engineering |
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The authors acknowledge the financial support from Anhui Polytechnic University (No. 2016BJRC005). We thank Dr Hui Zhang and Soochow University for assisting the numerical simulation. We also thank Dr Nan Wang and Nanjing University of Science and Technology for assisting the contact angle measurements. X. Shi is grateful for the scholarship sponsored by China Scholarship Council. The publication costs of this article were covered by the Estonian Academy of Sciences and the University of Tartu. |
| Copyright information: |
© 2017 Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |