{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Zhang L"],"funding":["Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province","National Natural Science Foundation of China","Cyrus Tang Foundation"],"pubmed_abstract":["We report a scalable and cost-effective fabrication approach for constructing bio-inspired micro/nanostructured surfaces. It involves silicon microstructure etching using a deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) method, nanowires deposition <i>via</i> glancing angle deposition (GLAD) process, and fluorocarbon thin film deposition. Compared with the smooth, microstructured, and nanostructured surfaces, the hierarchical micro/nanostructured surfaces obtained <i>via</i> this method showed the highest water contact angle of ∼161° and a low sliding angle of <10°. It also offered long ice delay times of 2313 s and 1658 s at -5°C and -10°C respectively, more than 10 times longer than smooth surfaces indicating excellent anti-icing properties and offering promising applications in low-temperature environments. These analyses further proved that the surface structures have a significant influence on surface wettability and anti-icing behavior. Hence, the GLAD process which is versatile and cost-effective offers the freedom of constructing nanostructures on top of microstructures to achieve the required objective in the fabrication of micro/nanostructured surfaces when compared to other fabrication techniques."],"journal":["Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology"],"pagination":["872268"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8977784"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Bio-Inspired Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Superhydrophobic and Anti-Ice Applications."],"pmcid":["PMC8977784"],"pubmed_authors":["Penkov OV","Uzoma PC","Hu H","Xiaoyang C","Zhang L"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Bio-Inspired Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructured Surfaces for Superhydrophobic and Anti-Ice Applications.","description":"We report a scalable and cost-effective fabrication approach for constructing bio-inspired micro/nanostructured surfaces. It involves silicon microstructure etching using a deep reactive ion etch (DRIE) method, nanowires deposition <i>via</i> glancing angle deposition (GLAD) process, and fluorocarbon thin film deposition. Compared with the smooth, microstructured, and nanostructured surfaces, the hierarchical micro/nanostructured surfaces obtained <i>via</i> this method showed the highest water contact angle of ∼161° and a low sliding angle of <10°. It also offered long ice delay times of 2313 s and 1658 s at -5°C and -10°C respectively, more than 10 times longer than smooth surfaces indicating excellent anti-icing properties and offering promising applications in low-temperature environments. These analyses further proved that the surface structures have a significant influence on surface wettability and anti-icing behavior. Hence, the GLAD process which is versatile and cost-effective offers the freedom of constructing nanostructures on top of microstructures to achieve the required objective in the fabrication of micro/nanostructured surfaces when compared to other fabrication techniques.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-19T20:08:56.371Z","creation":"2025-04-19T20:08:56.371Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8977784","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35387304"],"doi":["10.3389/fbioe.2022.872268"]}}