title: "Shrink-to-fit" superhydrophobicity: thermally-induced microscale wrinkling of thin hydrophobic multilayers fabricated on flexible shrink-wrap substrates.
abstract: An approach to the design of flexible superhydrophobic surfaces based on thermally induced wrinkling of thin, hydrophobic polymer multilayers on heat-shrinkable polymer films is reported. This approach exploits shrinking processes common to "heat-shrink" plastics, and can thus be used to create "shrink-to-fit" superhydrophobic coatings on complex surfaces, manipulate the dimensions and densities of patterned features, and promote heat-activated repair of full-thickness defects.
authors: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors: Uttam
authors: U
authors: Manna
authors: Matthew C D
authors: MC
authors: Carter
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Lynn
mesh_terms: D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry*; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D011094:Polyethyleneimine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; D011145:Polyvinyls; C539182:poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethyl azlactone); D011094:Polyethyleneimine