The authors wish to thank Patrick Marks of Hitachi High-Technologies Ltd. I.A.L. thanks DEL(NI) for a studentship.
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Sheets of Large Superhydrophobic Metal Particles Self Assembled on Water by the Cheerios Effect†
Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200705833
Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Larmour, Iain A., Saunders, Graham C. and Bell, Steven E. J. (2008), Sheets of Large Superhydrophobic Metal Particles Self Assembled on Water by the Cheerios Effect. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 5043–5045. doi: 10.1002/anie.200705833
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 27 MAY 2008
- Manuscript Received: 19 DEC 2007
Funded by
- Hitachi High-Technologies Ltd
Keywords:
- hydrophobic effect;
- interfaces;
- membranes;
- self-assembly;
- structure-activity relationships
A copper-rich cereal: Superhydrophobic copper particles show a very large Cheerios effect and rapidly self-assemble into robust sheets on the surface of water. These sheets can support objects (including water drops, see photo) placed on them, even though the irregular geometry of the particles means that they contain macroscopic holes.