Self-cleaning Test of Nanoglass (IMAGE)

National Research Council of Science & Technology

Self-cleaning Test of Nanoglass

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Comparison of water flow of typical glass and self-cleaning glass made from chitosan nanoparticles based fabrication. When water is dropped, water droplets show at a contact angle of 23 degrees on typical glass, but roll off the self-cleaning glass with a larger contact angle of 152 degrees.

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Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM)

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