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  • Fast and reversibly switchable wettability induced by a photothermal effect.

Fast and reversibly switchable wettability induced by a photothermal effect.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2012-08-09)
Jinseok Byun, Jihyun Shin, Seungchul Kwon, Sangshin Jang, Jin Kon Kim
PMID22871674
ABSTRACT

We report a novel approach for the fabrication of a photo-responsive surface with fast and reversibly switchable wettability between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity induced by a photothermal effect.