title: Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials.
abstract: We used FDA-approved, edible materials to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings in a simple, low cost, scalable, single step process. Our coatings display high contact angles and low roll off angles for a variety of liquid products consumed daily and facilitate easy removal of liquids from food containers with virtually no residue. Even at high concentrations, our coatings are nontoxic, as shown using toxicity tests.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Karsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lockwood
authors.forename: Lewis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Sanli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Movafaghi
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vahabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60607, United States.
authors.forename: Salman R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Khetani
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Kota
mesh_terms: D005502:Food; D018857:Food Packaging; D013499:Surface Properties
keywords: FDA; coating; edible; nontoxic; superhydrophobic; wax