a synthetic surface consisting of minute upright blades of silicon that allow control of the way it interacts with liquids, a technology with a wide range of commercial applications
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The two-level hierarchical structures studied comprise micro-pillars superimposed with nanograss.
Nastasia Okulova, Peter Johansen, Lars Christensen, Rafael Taboryski 2018, 'Effect of Structure Hierarchy for Superhydrophobic Polymer Surfaces Studied by DropletEvaporation', Nanomaterialshttp://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/8/10/831. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This results in an undesired and undefined morphology with a bundled “nanograss” appearance at the tube top.
Doohun Kim, Andrei Ghicov, Patrik Schmuki 2008, 'TiO2 Nanotube arrays: Elimination of disordered top layers (“nanograss”) for improvedphotoconversion efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells', Electrochemistry Communicationshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1388248108004451. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)