New material makes water and oil roll off
Friday, November 28, 2014 - 15:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Car finish, to which no dirt particles adhere, house fronts, from which graffiti paints roll off, and shoes that remain clean on muddy paths – the material “fluoropore” might make all this possible. Both water and oil droplets roll off this new class of highly fluorinated super-repellent polymers.