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- adjective Very
hydrophobic ; used especially to describe materials having surfaces that are very difficult to wet, and have a water contact angle greater than 150°
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The paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
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Researchers say their work provides the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants, referred to as superhydrophobic coatings.
unknown title 2009
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The paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
U.S. News 2009
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The research paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
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Researchers say their work provides the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants, referred to as superhydrophobic coatings.
unknown title 2009
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The paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
unknown title 2009
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The paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
U.S. News 2009
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The paper, by lead author and Pitt doctoral student Liangliang Cao, presents the first evidence of anti-icing properties for a burgeoning class of water repellants-including the Pitt coating-known as superhydrophobic coatings.
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Now scientists at the University of Lyon have identified a “hydro-capillary” effect that can be overcome either by thinning the edge of the spout, or by applying superhydrophobic materials to the lip.
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Lotus Ironically, this aquatic plant is superhydrophobic.
Just Dew It: What Scientists Can Learn From Flower Petals Thomas Hayden 2008
vanishedone commented on the word superhydrophobic
Citation on superoleophobic.
November 17, 2008
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good but not batter
March 19, 2010