Fly-eye inspired superhydrophobic anti-fogging inorganic nanostructures

Abstract

Fly-eye bio-inspired inorganic nanostructures are synthesized via a two-step self-assembly approach, which have low contact angle hysteresis and excellent anti-fogging properties, and are promising candidates for anti-freezing/fogging materials to be applied in extreme and hazardous environments.

Keywords: biomimetics; nanostructures; self-assembly; wetting; zinc oxide.