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Superhydrophobic, Low-Hysteresis Patterning Chemistry for Water-Drop Manipulation
- Source :
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9:41126-41130
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- American Chemical Society (ACS), 2017.
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Abstract
- A method for preparing superhydrophobic surfaces containing guiding lines that control water motion is described. The background surfaces exhibit contact angles of θA/θR = 173°/171°, and the guiding lines are also hydrophobic (θA/θR = 104°/102°). The low-contact-angle hysteresis allows facile water motion. The sequence of steps used to prepare these surfaces is central to their success, is designed to minimize defects, and involves only two inexpensive and fluorine-free reagents: methyltrichlorosilane and dimethyldichlorosilane. Examples of patterned surfaces that direct water motion are described. The disparity in receding contact angles is identified as the key parameter for guided motion.
- Subjects :
- Materials science
Dimethyldichlorosilane
Nanotechnology
02 engineering and technology
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
Methyltrichlorosilane
Contact angle
chemistry.chemical_compound
Hysteresis
chemistry
General Materials Science
Composite material
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 19448252 and 19448244
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f59c18a7d1881306d519c74aa2034ef0