Polygonal non-wetting droplets on microtextured surfaces

Jing Lou; Songlin Shi; Chen Ma; Xiaohuan Zhou; Dong Huang; Quanshui Zheng; Cunjing Lv

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30399-0

Nature Communications (May 2022)

Polygonal non-wetting droplets on microtextured surfaces

Jing Lou,
Songlin Shi,
Chen Ma,
Xiaohuan Zhou,
Dong Huang,
Quanshui Zheng,
Cunjing Lv

Affiliations

Jing Lou: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Songlin Shi: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Chen Ma: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Xiaohuan Zhou: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Dong Huang: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Institute of Microelectronics, Peking University
Quanshui Zheng: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University
Cunjing Lv: Department of Engineering Mechanics and Center for Nano and Micro Mechanics, AML, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30399-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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