Nanotextured Surfaces
Nanotextured surfaces (NTSs) are defined as surfaces covered with nano-sized structures. They have one dimension on the nanoscale, i.e., only the thickness of the surface of an object is between 0.1 and 100 nm. They are currently gaining popularity because of their special applications owing to their unique physical properties. Nanotextured surfaces are in various forms like cones, columns, or fibers. These are water, ice, oil, and microorganism repellent that is superamphiphobic, anti-icing and antifouling respectively and thus self-cleaning. They are simultaneously anti-reflective and transparent, hence they are termed as “smart” surfaces.[1]
A research published online October 21, 2013, in Advanced Materials, of a group of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, led by Brookhaven physicist and lead author Antonio Checco, proposed that nanotexturing surfaces in the form of cones produces extremely water-repellent surfaces. These nano-cone textures are 'superhydrophobic' (or super-water-hating).[2][3]
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