Mechanically Switchable Wetting Petal Effect in Self-Patterned Nanocolumnar Films on Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Mechanically Switchable Wetting Petal Effect in Self-Patterned Nanocolumnar Films on Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

Switchable mechanically induced changes in the wetting behavior of surfaces are of paramount importance for advanced microfluidic, self-cleaning and biomedical applications. In this work we show that the well-known polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer develops self-patterning when it is coated with...

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Main Authors: Julian Parra-Barranco, Carmen Lopez-Santos, Juan R. Sánchez-Valencia, Ana Borras, Agustin R. Gonzalez-Elipe, Angel Barranco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Nanomaterials
Subjects:
GLAD coatings
PDMS
anisotropic wetting
droplet sliding
self-surface patterning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/10/2566

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