Robust Superhydrophobicity in Large‐Area Nanostructured Surfaces Defined by Block‐Copolymer Self Assembly. (20th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Checco, Antonio; Rahman, Atikur; Black, Charles T.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 26:Number 6(2014)
• Page Start: 886
• Page End: 891
• Publication Date: 2013-10-20
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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