A polymer coating which is sticky yet repulsive to water and slippery yet attractive for oils

A one-step process has been developed to produce a polymer coating which is hydrophobic and oleophilic, but which oil slides off and water adheres to at all tilt angles – including when vertically inclined or inverted. The polymer is transparent, and the plasma coating process is independent of subs...

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Main Authors: Milnes-Smith, E, Stone, C, Perkin, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2020