By infusing a perfluoropolyether lubricating liquid into a nano-textured alumina gel film that was modified with perfluoroalkylphosphonic acid, an omniphobic coating with low hysteresis for both polar and non-polar liquids was prepared.
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Perfluoropolyether-infused nano-texture: a versatile approach to omniphobic coatings with low hysteresis and high transparency
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Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), ERATO Takahara Soft Interface Project, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 597-599
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37576A
Received 17 Oct 2012, Accepted 14 Nov 2012
First published online 15 Nov 2012
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