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Droplets on patterned substrates: Water off a beetle's back

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/fld.1130

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lattice Boltzmann model; wetting; beetle; patterned substrate

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We present a lattice Boltzmann model to describe the spreading of droplets on chemically and topologically patterned substrates. As an example, we consider the process by which a Namibian beetle captures water on its back which is hydrophobic but covered by peaks with hydrophilic tops. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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