Advanced polymer processing technologies for micro‐ and nanostructured surfaces: A review

• Published in: Polymer engineering and science Vol. 63; no. 4; pp. 1057 - 1081
• Main Authors: Kodihalli Shivaprakash, Nischay, Banerjee, Pratip Sankar, Banerjee, Shib Shankar, Barry, Carol, Mead, Joey
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2023; Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Addition polymerization; advanced polymer processing technologies; Commercialization; Forecasts and trends; Hydrophobic surfaces; Hydrophobicity; Material properties; Nanostructure; nanostructured surfaces; Polymer industry; Polymeric composites; Polymers; Production processes; State of the art; superhydrophobicity; Wettability; Massachusetts; United States
• ISSN: 0032-3888; 1548-2634
• DOI: 10.1002/pen.26280

Functional surfaces with attractive properties, such as superhydrophobicity and omniphobicity often rely on the synergy between intrinsic material properties and dual scale micro‐ and nano‐hierarchical structures for achieving desired wettability. Historically, engineered liquid repellent surfaces h...