SURFACE-INITIATED POLYMETHYLENATION TO GROW SUPERHYDROPHOBIC BARRIER FILMS

The modification of surface properties has become a vital focus in materials research and is fueled by the interesting ways of tailoring composition, modifying architecture, and optimizing surface characteristics to impact a target application. This dissertation focuses on new approaches for the pre...

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Main Author: Tuberquia, Juan Carlos
Other Authors: G. Kane Jennings
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2011
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-06232011-114337/