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Artificial Self-Cleaning Surfaces

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Biomimetics in Materials Science

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In this chapter, we discuss some techniques, which are used to produce superhydrophobic self-cleaning surfaces. In recent years, fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces became an area of active fundamental research. New approaches have been suggested that are discussed in this chapter, and in the near future new technological concepts will emerge. In general, the same techniques that are used for micro- and nanostructure manufacturing, such as the lithography, etching, and deposition, have been utilized for producing superhydrophobic surfaces.

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Nosonovsky, M., Rohatgi, P.K. (2011). Artificial Self-Cleaning Surfaces. In: Biomimetics in Materials Science. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 152. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0926-7_13

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