Porous materials show superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic switching

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Jul 7:(25):3135-7. doi: 10.1039/b502896e. Epub 2005 Apr 28.

Abstract

Switching between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity in porous materials was predicted theoretically and demonstrated experimentally with the example of thermally induced contact angle change; tunability of this system was also demonstrated.