Perspectives on the Emerging Applications of Multifaceted Biomedical Polymeric Nanomaterials

Figure 2

Omniphobic bioinspired nanostructured materials. (a) Scanning electron micrograph of the e-beam-actuated silicon-epoxy nanoposts. Reprinted from Pokroy et al. [14] with permission from Wiley. (b) Time-sequence images comparing mobility of pentane droplets on SLIPS and textured surface (control) adopted from Wong et al. [31], with permission from Nature Publishing Group. (c) TLP-coated surface showing blood repellency against the control without the TLP coating. Adopted from Leslie et al. [33], with permission from Nature Publishing Group. (d) Springtail-skin-inspired omniphobic polymer membrane, reprinted from Hensel et al. [34], with permission from John Wiley & Sons.

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