Free-standing, flexible, superomniphobic films can readily attach them to virtually any surface. They have applications in enhanced chemical resistance and enhanced weight bearing.
Assistant Prof. Arun Kota, CSU, has made a superomniphobic tape that, when adhered to any surface, gives the surface liquid-repelling properties. Superomniphobic surfaces are extremely repellent to all liquids, made possible by an air cushion that lies between a liquid and a solid surface. With more than 10 years of research in this area, Kota has made many breakthroughs in super-repellent coatings. This latest product is similar in flexibility to Scotch Tape, but has the additional functionality of being extremely liquid-repellant.
Kota, doctoral student Hamed Vahabi, and postdoctoral fellow Wei Wang, developed...
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