REACTIVE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, PATTERNED SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE OF THE PATTERNED SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES

摘要

The present invention generally relates to methods for modifying and/or producing superhydrophobic surfaces. In particular, the present invention relates to reactive superhydrophobic surfaces which can be modified so as to produce superhydrophobic surfaces having patterns of different chemical functionalities or physical properties such as superhydrophilic-super-hydrophobic micropatterns, and uses of these patterned superhydrophobic surfaces as self-cleaning coatings, anti-fouling coatings, or slippery coatings, or for chemical, biological and diagnostic applications, as well as methods for producing the same.