Scalable Nanomanufacturing of Virus‐templated Coatings for Enhanced Boiling

Abstract

Biotemplated nanostructures for enhanced boiling are demonstrated using the scalable nanomanufacturing of high-surface-area virus-structured coatings on copper, aluminum, stainless steel, and silicon surfaces. Superhydrophilic coatings based on self-assembly of the Tobacco mosaic virus are cheap and scalable to real-world applications, and are shown here to enhance critical heat flux and heat transfer coefficient by up to 200%. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.