Modeling the Effects of Nanopatterned Surfaces on Wetting States of Droplets

Abstract An analytic thermodynamic model has been established to quantitatively investigate the wetting states of droplets on nanopatterned surfaces. Based on the calculations for the free energies of droplets with the Wenzel state and the Cassie-Baxter state, it is found that the size and shape of...

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Published in:	Nanoscale Research Letters
Main Authors:	Ke Xiao, Yanping Zhao, Gang Ouyang, Xinlei Li
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2017-04-01
Subjects:	Nanopatterned superhydrophobic surface Thermodynamic method Wetting state Free energy
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2086-9