Inspired by the structure of a lotus leaf, self-cleaning surfaces are based on the hydrophobic effect, which causes water droplets to roll off, carrying away dirt and debris. Similar microstructures exist on butterfly wings, and moths eyes. Hydrophilic self-cleaning, also known as the photocatalytic effect, uses photoactive substances to decompose dirt and pollutants under light exposure. Hydrophilic self-cleaning materials offer additional properties such as antimicrobial and deodorization.
This book describes the underlying concepts, potential applications, recent and future development of self-cleaning technologies, and their potential hazards and environmental impacts. It includes:
- Self-cleaning cementitious coatings, glasses, roofing tiles, fibers and fabrics
- Self-cleaning materials for plastic and plastic-containing substrates
- Bactericide textiles
- Nanoscale coatings with self-cleaning properties
- Pulsed laser deposition of surfaces with tunable wettability
- Fabrication of antireflective self-cleaning surfaces
With increasing demand for hygienic, self-disinfecting and contamination-free surfaces, there is much interest in self-cleaning protective materials with applications in medicine, building, environment, optics, aeronautics and space. Self-cleaning road signals, solar panels, car headlights, food packaging, paint, and tents are just some of the possibilities.
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Inspired by the structure of a lotus leaf, self-cleaning surfaces are based on the hydrophobic effect, which causes water droplets to roll off, carrying away dirt and debris. Similar microstructures exist on butterfly wings, and moths eyes. Hydrophilic self-cleaning, also known as the photocatalytic effect, uses photoactive substances to decompose dirt and pollutants under light exposure. Hydrophilic self-cleaning materials offer additional properties such as antimicrobial and deodorization.
This book describes the underlying concepts, potential applications, recent and future development of self-cleaning technologies, and their potential hazards and environmental impacts. It includes:
- Self-cleaning cementitious coatings, glasses, roofing tiles, fibers and fabrics
- Self-cleaning materials for plastic and plastic-containing substrates
- Bactericide textiles
- Nanoscale coatings with self-cleaning properties
- Pulsed laser deposition of surfaces with tunable wettability
- Fabrication of antireflective self-cleaning surfaces
With increasing demand for hygienic, self-disinfecting and contamination-free surfaces, there is much interest in self-cleaning protective materials with applications in medicine, building, environment, optics, aeronautics and space. Self-cleaning road signals, solar panels, car headlights, food packaging, paint, and tents are just some of the possibilities.
About the Author
Dr Walid A. Daoud is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University. He graduated from the University of Technology Graz, Austria with a Dipl-Ing degree (BS and MS) in Chemical Engineering and received his PhD in the fabrication of photovoltaic devices from the University of Sheffield, UK. Dr. Daoud has received several awards for his pioneering work on self-cleaning fibers using nanotechnology which featured in leading journals such as Nature (2004) and Science (2008). He won the Gold Medal from the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions, Geneva, Switzerland in 2006 for his invention of self-cleaning fibers and the Bronze Medal from the 5th China International Invention Expo, Shanghai, China in 2004 for his work on the functionalization of cellulose.
His work has also received international media coverage with interviews in scientific magazines, TV, radio, and newspapers such as MIT Technology Review, CNN, Discovery Channel, NY Times, and ABC.
Miss Wing Sze Tung is a postgraduate student at Monash University who has published papers in the following research areas: ?nanotechnology, photocatalytsis, visible light photocatalysis and keratin surface modification.
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