Transition between superhydrophobic states on rough surfaces
Surface roughness is known to amplify hydrophobicity. It is observed that, in general, two drop shapes are possible on a given rough surface. These two cases correspond to the Wenzel (liquid wets the grooves of the rough surface) and Cassie (the drop sits on top of the peaks of the rough surface) fo...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 20(2004), 17 vom: 17. Aug., Seite 7097-102 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2004
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
| Zusammenfassung: | Surface roughness is known to amplify hydrophobicity. It is observed that, in general, two drop shapes are possible on a given rough surface. These two cases correspond to the Wenzel (liquid wets the grooves of the rough surface) and Cassie (the drop sits on top of the peaks of the rough surface) formulas. Depending on the geometric parameters of the substrate, one of these two cases has lower energy. It is not guaranteed, though, that a drop will always exist in the lower energy state; rather, the state in which a drop will settle depends typically on how the drop is formed. In this paper, we investigate the transition of a drop from one state to another. In particular, we are interested in the transition of a "Cassie drop" to a "Wenzel drop", since it has implications on the design of superhydrophobic rough surfaces. We propose a methodology, based on energy balance, to determine whether a transition from the Cassie to Wenzel case is possible |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 09.06.2006 Date Revised 10.08.2004 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |