期刊
CHEMICAL PHYSICS
卷 457, 期 -, 页码 63-69出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2015.05.020
关键词
Contact angle; Wetting; Curved surfaces; Modeling
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11372243]
- International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China [2013DFG02930]
- Key Program for International S&T Cooperation Projects of Shaanxi [2014KW12-01]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2013M532054]
- Zhi Gu Innovation Program of Southern China
Experimentally measuring the apparent contact angle on a curved surface usually requires a specific instrument, which could be costly and is not widely accessible. To address this challenge, we proposed a simple wetting model to theoretically predict the apparent contact angle of a droplet on convex and concave spherical surfaces, which requires knowing the volume of the droplet, surface curvature and intrinsic contact angle. Using this theoretical model, we investigated the influence of radius and hydrophobicity of curved surfaces on wetting behaviors. For a concave surface, the droplet on it could exhibit a convex or concave morphology depending on the detailed parameters. The critical volume for a droplet changing from convex to concave shape was determined in this study. Employing this model, the contact angle on curved surface with microstructures was also investigated. The model may contribute to the understanding of natural wetting phenomenon and better design of related structures. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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