Non-Fluorinated, Sustainable, and Durable Superhydrophobic Microarrayed Surface for Water-Harvesting
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrodeposition
2.2. Durability Tests
2.3. Water-Harvesting Test
2.4. Characterization Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Characterization
3.2. Chemical Characterization
3.3. Wettability Properties
3.4. Water-Harvesting
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Rius-Ayra, O.; Fiestas-Paradela, S.; Llorca-Isern, N. Non-Fluorinated, Sustainable, and Durable Superhydrophobic Microarrayed Surface for Water-Harvesting. Coatings 2020, 10, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10040314
Rius-Ayra O, Fiestas-Paradela S, Llorca-Isern N. Non-Fluorinated, Sustainable, and Durable Superhydrophobic Microarrayed Surface for Water-Harvesting. Coatings. 2020; 10(4):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10040314
Chicago/Turabian StyleRius-Ayra, Oriol, Sheila Fiestas-Paradela, and Nuria Llorca-Isern. 2020. "Non-Fluorinated, Sustainable, and Durable Superhydrophobic Microarrayed Surface for Water-Harvesting" Coatings 10, no. 4: 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10040314