Droplets on patterned substrates: Water off a beetle's back
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 © 2...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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