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Superhydrophobic coatings can be applied to surfaces to make them highly water repellent. There are two main methods of synthesis: creating micro- and nano-scale surface roughness and coating it with a low surface energy material, or directly creating roughness on a hydrophobic substrate. Such coatings have applications in glass windows and panels, touch screens, and other devices, as they allow water to easily roll off surfaces and carry away dirt and debris. Further work is needed to improve durability and properties for applications such as textiles.

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Microsoft Power Point - Seminar Presentation

Superhydrophobic coatings can be applied to surfaces to make them highly water repellent. There are two main methods of synthesis: creating micro- and nano-scale surface roughness and coating it with a low surface energy material, or directly creating roughness on a hydrophobic substrate. Such coatings have applications in glass windows and panels, touch screens, and other devices, as they allow water to easily roll off surfaces and carry away dirt and debris. Further work is needed to improve durability and properties for applications such as textiles.

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the glass.
Water forms beads which roll away easily carrying away
dirt with them.
Thin transparent layer of Titanium dioxide photolytically
oxidizes organic dirt particles.
A different technique involves a layer-by-layer
deposition of silica nano-particles of differing sizes on
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