Antireflection and antiwetting functionalities of plasma‐nanotextured polymer surfaces with biomimetic nanopillars

Inspired by the antireflection and antiwetting functionalities of dragonfly wings decorated with random nanopillars and a wax layer, a facile technique to endow the same functionalities has been devised. In this two-step plasma nanotexturing technique, first oxygen plasma treatment is implemented to grow the random nanopillars on the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) surfaces, and then C(4)F(8)plasma polymer deposition is carried out so that the thin fluorocarbon film with a low surface free energy and refraction index covers the random nanopillars. The biomimetic PMMA surfaces exhibit excellent broadband and omnidirectional antireflection properties and robust antiwetting properties under the water droplet impact. The superhydrophobicity at the slippery Cassie state was maintained under the natural oscillation of residual droplets.