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Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 1247 - 1250, DOI: 10.1039/b808494g

Self-assembly of fluorocarbon-coated FePt nanoparticles for controlling structure and wettability of surfaces

Bappaditya Samanta, Yuval Ofir, Debabrata Patra and Vincent M. Rotello

Controlled self-assembly of fluorinated FePt nanoparticles from different solvent mixtures has been used to create superhydrophobic surfaces with varying topology and stickiness towards water. The ability to tune surface stickiness provides a means for fluid handling, as demonstrated by surface-to-surface transfer of water droplets.

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