Abstract:<p>In
this work, we report a large-area fabrication of a flexible superhydrophobic
bactericidal surface decorated with copper hydroxide nanowires. This involves a
simple two-step method which involves growth followed by transfer of the
nanowires onto the polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface by mechanical peeling.
Additional roughness in PDMS is obtained through incomplete wetting of the
nanoscale gaps which leads to multi-scale superhydrophobicity with contact
angle of 169°
and hysteresis of less than 2°.… Show more
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