title: Silicone Brushes: Omniphobic Surfaces with Low Sliding Angles.
abstract: Losing contact: Omniphobic surfaces can be readily produced by acid-catalyzed graft polycondensation of dimethyldimethoxysilane (PDMS). Droplets show a very small contact angle hysteresis as well as a low sliding angle of only a few degrees. The nm-thick PDMS layer is neither easily washed away nor depleted. This method offers a novel approach towards the preparation of super-liquid-repelling surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Sanghyuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wooh
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany. vollmerd@mpip-mainz.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vollmer
keywords: contact angle hysteresis; liquid-like surfaces; omniphobic surfaces; polydimethylsiloxane brushes; superhydrophobicity