Reversible Switching between Superhydrophilicity and Superhydrophobicity

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Taolei Sun · Institute of Chemistry

Guojie Wang · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lin Feng · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Biqian Liu · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yongmei Ma · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lei Jiang · Chinese Academy of Sciences

Daoben Zhu ·

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From soaking wet to bone dry: The concept of reversible switching between superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity of a surface (see picture) exploits the thermally responsive wettability of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and this property is enhanced by surface roughness.

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Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

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Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 43, Issue 3, pp. 357-360

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352565

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