Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular, Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
Adv Mater. 2012 Jul 3;24(25):3401-5. doi: 10.1002/adma.201200797. Epub 2012 May 31.
Unique underwater low adhesive superoleophobicity is discovered on the pallium-covered region of a short clam's shell. This property originates from the shell's inorganic composition of CaCO(3) and surface micro/nano-hierarchical structures. The oil-repellent shell provides an innovative strategy to develop novel underwater superoleophobic coatings using inorganic oxides such as copper oxide. This kind of coating is anticipated to be applied on engineering metals to protect aquatic equipment from oil contamination.
短石蛏贝壳覆盖区域具有独特的水下低黏超疏油性。这种特性源于贝壳的碳酸钙无机成分和表面的微纳分级结构。这种疏油贝壳为利用氧化铜等无机氧化物开发新型水下超疏油涂层提供了一种创新策略。这种涂层有望应用于工程金属上，以保护水下设备免受油污的污染。
