Volume 43, Issue 3 pp. 357-360
Communication

Reversible Switching between Superhydrophilicity and Superhydrophobicity

Taolei Sun Dr.

Taolei Sun Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Guojie Wang Prof. Dr.

Guojie Wang Prof. Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Lin Feng Dr.

Lin Feng Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Biqian Liu Prof. Dr.

Biqian Liu Prof. Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Yongmei Ma Prof. Dr.

Yongmei Ma Prof. Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Lei Jiang Prof. Dr.

Lei Jiang Prof. Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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Daoben Zhu Prof. Dr.

Daoben Zhu Prof. Dr.

Center of Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, P. R. China, Fax: (+86) 10-8262-7566

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First published: 29 December 2003
Citations: 1,025

This work was supported by the State Key Project for Fundamental Research (G1999064504) and the Special Research Foundation of the National Nature Science Foundation of China (20374054 and 90306011) for continuing financial support.

Graphical Abstract

From soaking wet to bone dry: The concept of reversible switching between superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity of a surface (see picture) exploits the thermally responsive wettability of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), and this property is enhanced by surface roughness.

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