Journal
SURFACE INNOVATIONS
Volume 1, Issue 2, Pages 84-91Publisher
ICE PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1680/si.12.00012
Keywords
contact angle; rough surface; superhydrophobicity
Funding
- NSF [0952564]
- MIT Energy Initiative
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Directorate For Engineering [0952564] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Contact angle hysteresis (CAH) has important implications in a variety of natural and industrial applications. The contact line motion of Cassie drops on microtextured surfaces is directly visualized using high-magnification imaging and fluorescence microscopy. The advancing contact line is observed to glide smoothly over the micro-posts, whereas the receding contact line exhibits significant stick-slip. Using simultaneous measurements of drop width and contact angle, the authors quantify stick-slip amplitude and define contact width hysteresis. A new scaling is proposed for drop roll-off angle a wherein sina is linearly proportional to the practical work of adhesion (1 + cos theta(r)). This study provides insight into the dynamic nature of CAH and the design of superhydrophobic surfaces with optimal drop shedding.
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