Advanced Materials · 2004 · 193 citations · 24 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials SciencePolymer ChemistryPolymer MaterialsSurface SciencePolymer StructurePolymer SurfacesPolymer Thin FilmsSurface HydrophobicitySurface ModificationSurface StructureBlock Copolymer MorphologyBlock Copolymer Thin FilmsHierarchical Structure FormationHydrophobic Surface CoatingsHydrophobic Surface ModificationLotus-effect SurfacesMicellar SolutionsPolymer Surface Coatings
A super-hydrophobic surface (see Figure), possessing a microscale and nanoscale hierarchical structure similar to the surface structure of the lotus leaf, was prepared in one step from a micellar solution of polypropylene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate).
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