Transparent, flexible, superomniphobic surfaces with ultra-low contact angle hysteresis.
See-through surfaces: High transparency is required to use superomniphobic surfaces, which can be self-cleaning, stain-proof, anti-bio-fouling, drag-reducing, or anti-fogging, for smartphone screens, eye glasses, windshields, or flat panel displays. A spray-based method has now been developed that can fabricate transparent, flexible, and highly superomniphobic surfaces. HD=hexadecane.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA).
Kevin
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Golovin
Duck H
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Lee
Joseph M
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Mabry
Anish
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Tuteja
materials science; spray methods; superomniphobicity; surface chemistry; transparency