Impact of spray-casting height and pressure on durability and superhydrophobicity of nanocomposite coatings
Yeong Y.H., Davis A., Steele A., Loth E., Bayer I., De Combarieu G., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, US
Recently, researchers introduced a new technique to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings by spray-casting polymer-nanoparticle suspensions using an air-atomizing nozzle. Upon thermosetting, the deposited polymer networks crosslink to form a durable, superhydrophobic nanocomposite coating. However, while the [...]