"Shrink‐to‐Fit" Superhydrophobicity: Thermally‐Induced Microscale Wrinkling of Thin Hydrophobic Multilayers Fabricated on Flexible Shrink‐Wrap Substrates. (5th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manna, Uttam; Carter, Matthew C. D.; Lynn, David M.
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 25:Number 22(2013)
• Page Start: 3085
• Page End: 3089
• Publication Date: 2013-05-05
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201300341
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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