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Polygonal non-wetting droplets on microtextured surfaces

Authors :
Jing Lou
Songlin Shi
Chen Ma
Xiaohuan Zhou
Dong Huang
Quanshui Zheng
Cunjing Lv
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Exploring the interactions between liquids and solids is critical for improving control over fluidic systems. Here, authors develop an active way to tailor various polygonal shapes of non-wetting droplet on microtextured surfaces, resulting from the anisotropic energy barriers of the contact line.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.071d124d63d946acb2b6d486020087e6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30399-0