Miniature Boats with Striking Loading Capacity Fabricated from Superhydrophobic Copper Meshes

被引：114

作者：

Pan, Qinmin ^{[1
]}

Wang, Min ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harbin Inst Technol, Dept Appl Chem, Harbin 150001, Peoples R China

来源：

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES | 2009年 / 1卷 / 02期

关键词：

miniature boats; copper meshes; superhydrophobicity; pore size; loading capacity; WATER; SURFACE; LEGS;

D O I：

10.1021/am800116d

中图分类号：

TB3 [工程材料学];

学科分类号：

0805 ; 080502 ;

摘要：

A novel kind of miniature boat that might have many potential applications was fabricated from superhydrophobic copper meshes for the first time. These boats not only floated freely on a water surface but also exhibited striking loading capacities. By selection of the pore size of copper meshes, a loading capacity greater than 11.0 g could be readly achieved for a boat of 8.0 cm(3) in volume. The large loading capacity is believed to arise from the air film surrounding the superhydrophobic surfaces of boats. The results of this study present new applications of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces in areas of miniature aquatic devices.

引用

页码：420 / 423

页数：4

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