Wetting behavior of zirconia nanotubes.
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SUBMITTER: Vakamulla Raghu SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040732 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Wetting behavior of zirconia nanotubes.
Vakamulla Raghu Swathi Naidu SN Killian Manuela Sonja MS
RSC advances 20210902 47
In this work, we investigate the wettability of ZrO<sub>2</sub> nanotubes (ZrNT) synthesized <i>via</i> electrochemical anodization of zirconium. The ZrNT surface shows super-hydrophilic behavior while the octadecylphosphonic acid (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>37</sub>PO(OH)<sub>2</sub>) modified surface shows super-hydrophobic behavior. We demonstrate that the wetting properties are independent of ZrO<sub>2</sub> nanotube geometry and length. ...[more]
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