From superhydrophobicity and water repellency to superhydrophilicity: smart polymer-functionalized surfaces†
Abstract
pH-responsive surfaces, reversibly switching between superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity/
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* Corresponding authors
a
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research & Technology-Hellas, 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, Greece
E-mail:
spiros@iesl.forth.gr
b Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
c Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
d Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
e Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
pH-responsive surfaces, reversibly switching between superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity/
E. Stratakis, A. Mateescu, M. Barberoglou, M. Vamvakaki, C. Fotakis and S. H. Anastasiadis, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 4136 DOI: 10.1039/C003294H
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