Inventors:
Bharat Bhushan - Powell OH, US
Yong Chae Jung - Columbus OH, US
Michael Nosonovsky - Kew Gardens NY, US
Assignee:
The Ohio State University - Columbus OH
International Classification:
B05D 1/36
US Classification:
427265, 428141, 428172, 427256, 427258, 427287, 264225, 264400
Abstract:
Embodiments of methods of making superhydrophobic structures comprise depositing a polymer mold onto a silicon surface comprising a plurality of microasperities, removing the polymer mold after the polymer mold has hardened, depositing a liquid epoxy resin into the polymer mold, forming a microstructure with a plurality of microasperities by separating the epoxy resin from the mold after the epoxy resin has solidified, and forming a superhydrophobic structure by depositing a plurality of alkane nanoasperities on the microstructure in the presence of solvent vapor.