# Durable superhydrophobic surfaces on 3D-Printed structures inspired by beehive architecture

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2025-03-25T05:40:38.819871Z

## Updated at

2025-07-16T07:17:05.676993Z

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2025-04-02T09:09:42.788010Z

## Doi

https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5382

## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1080/14686996.2025.2481824

## Date published

2025-12-31

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2025-12-31

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## Title

- title: Durable superhydrophobic surfaces on 3D-Printed structures inspired by beehive
    architecture
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: This study presents an approach for fabricating durable superhydrophobic
    surfaces on 3D-printed structures inspired by the architectural design of beehives.
    Using fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology, hexagonal macrostructures
    were fabricated using polylactic acid (PLA) filament. These structures were designed
    to protect an inner layer of hydrophobic nanoparticles, which were deposited by
    a squeegee coating method and immobilized by a photocurable resin. The relationship
    between hexagonal area size (ranging from 24 to 200 mm2) and the durability of
    superhydrophobic properties under frictional stress was systematically investigated.
    Wettability and surface morphology analyses performed before and after the friction
    tests showed that structures with hexagonal areas between 40 and 80 mm2 retained
    superhydrophobicity even after 100 friction cycles, while larger hexagonal configurations
    exhibited diminished performance. To elucidate the underlying mechanisms, a theoretical
    model based on the Cassie-Baxter equation was developed and compared with experimental
    values alongside surface observations. This research advances the development
    of durable and functional superhydrophobic surfaces in 3D-printed materials, with
    promising implications for industries requiring water-repellent and self-cleaning
    technologies.
  description_type: abstract
  lang: en

## Creator

- name: Kengo Manabe
  role: author
  organization: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  department: Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
- name: Makoto Saikawa
  role: author
  organization: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  department: Graduate School of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba
- name: Tetsuhiro Iwai
  role: author
  organization: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- name: Yasuo Norikane
  role: author
  organization: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
  department: Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba

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organization: Taylor & Francis

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## Keyword

- subject: 3D print
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- subject: wettability
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- subject: superhydrophobicity
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- subject: biomimetics
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- subject: surface structures
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- identifier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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## Journal

- title: Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
  issn: '14686996'
  volume: '26'
  article_number: " 2481824"

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