Water Droplet Dynamics on a Hydrophobic Surface in Relation to the Self-Cleaning of Environmental Dust

Abstract The dynamic motion of a water droplet on an inclined hydrophobic surface is analyzed with and without environmental dust particles on the surface. Solution crystallization of a polycarbonate surface is carried out to generate a hydrophobic surface with hierarchical texture composed of micro...

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Main Authors: Bekir Sami Yilbas, Ghassan Hassan, Abdullah Al-Sharafi, Haider Ali, Nasser Al-Aqeeli, Abdelsalam Al-Sarkhi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21370-5