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Self-cleaning transparent superhydrophobic coatings through simple sol–gel processing of fluoroalkylsilane

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In this paper, a simple one-step approach to fabricate transparent and self-cleaning super-hydrophobic coatings via the sol-gel processing of long-chain fluoroalkylsilane was reported.
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This article is published in Applied Surface Science.The article was published on 2015-10-01. It has received 196 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Superhydrophobic coating & Lotus effect.

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Self – cleaning superhydrophobic coatings: Potential industrial applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the suspension of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles was dip and/or spray coated on the body of a motorcycle, building wall, mini boat, solar cell panel, window glass, cotton shirt, fabric shoes, paper (currency notes), metal, wood, sponges, plastic and marble.
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Recent Advances in durability of superhydrophobic self-cleaning technology: A critical review

TL;DR: In this article, an overview of the fabrication techniques for super-hydrophobic coating and self-cleaning (SC) applications in various fields is presented, along with the critical conclusions, forthcoming views, and obstacles on the field of the durability of SCT are discussed in the presented survey.
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Biomimetic polymeric superhydrophobic surfaces and nanostructures: from fabrication to applications.

TL;DR: This review aims to summarize the most recent progress in polymeric superhydrophobic surfaces and the fundamental theories for designing these materials will be presented, and the original methods will be introduced, followed by a summary of multifunctional superHydrophobic polymers and their applications.
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Recent developments in air-trapped superhydrophobic and liquid-infused slippery surfaces for anti-icing application

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the recent progress in passive anti-icing coating materials and methodologies and describe the role of SLIPS in anti-ice coating and their use.
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A 2dvEv- bit distributed algorithm for the directed Euler trail problem

TL;DR: The algorithm can be used as a building block for solving other distributed graph problems, and can be slightly modified to run on a strongly-connected diagraph for generating the existent Euler trail or to report that no Euler trails exist.
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Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces

TL;DR: It is shown here for the first time that the interdependence between surface roughness, reduced particle adhesion and water repellency is the keystone in the self-cleaning mechanism of many biological surfaces.
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Superhydrophobic Carbon Nanotube Forests

TL;DR: In this paper, the creation of a stable, superhydrophobic surface using the nanoscale roughness inherent in a vertically aligned carbon nanotube forest together with a thin conformal hydrophobic poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) coating on the surface of the nanotubes was demonstrated.
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Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil

TL;DR: An ethanolic suspension of perfluorosilane-coated titanium dioxide nanoparticles that forms a paint that can be sprayed, dipped, or extruded onto both hard and soft materials to create a self-cleaning surface that functions even upon emersion in oil.
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Effects of the Surface Roughness on Sliding Angles of Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between sliding angles and contact angles on superhydrophobic surfaces with roughness was investigated and an equation was derived to describe the relationship of sliding angle and contact angle.
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