"Nature-Inspired Self-Cleaning Surfaces in the Nanotechnology Era" ed. by Phuong Pham

This book examines a new field of nature-mimicked nanotechnology and chemical manipulation, focusing on the mechanisms, principles, and manufacturing of self-cleaning surfaces and describing how these materials can be created for scalable production. This book provides a comprehensive overview of self-cleaning properties in nanotechnology. It includes six chapters that address such topics as the fabrication and applications of biomimetic superhydrophobic materials, self-cleaning surfaces of different plants, self-cleaning polyurethane surfaces, self-cleaning approaches using plasma, and laser technology for superhydrophobic self-cleaning applications.

Self-cleaning ability on the topmost surfaces of materials increases a product’s value for applications in microfluidics, lap-on-chip, microreactors, air purification, and more. An easy way to obtain self-cleaning properties is by creating superhydrophobic surfaces so water droplets can roll down, picking up dirt particles on the way.

Contents
1. Biomimetic Superhydrophobic Materials for Environmental Applications
2. Plant-Based Sustainable Self-Cleaners in Nanotechnology Era: From Mechanism to Assembling
3. Self-Cleaning Surfaces of Polyurethanes
4. A Self-Cleaning Approach Utilizing Metal Oxide Thin Films and Nanocomposites
5. Plasma Based Approaches to Achieve Self-Cleaning Surfaces
6. Nanomachining


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