Jitao Zhang, Georgia Williams, Thanaphun Jitniyom, Navdeep Sangeet Singh, Alexander Saal, Lily Riordan, Madeline Berrow, James Churm, Manuel Banzhaf, Felicity de Cogan, Nan Gao
Nanomaterials of zinc oxide (ZnO) exhibit antibacterial activities under ambient illumination that result in cell membrane permeability and disorganization, representing an important opportunity for health-related applications. However, the development of antibiofouling surfaces incorporating ZnO nanomaterials has remained limited. In this work, we fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces based on ZnO nanopillars. Water droplets on these superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit small contact angle hysteresis (within 2-3°) and a minimal tilting angle of 1°...
March 27, 2024: Langmuir: the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids