Growth saturation of unstable thin films on transverse-striped hydrophilic-hydrophobic micropatterns

Using three-dimensional numerical simulations, we demonstrate the growth saturation of an unstable thin liquid film on micropatterned hydrophilic-hydrophobic substrates. We consider different transverse-striped micropatterns, characterized by the total fraction of hydrophilic coverage and the width...

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Main Authors: Ledesma-Aguilar, R, Hernandez-Machado, A, Pagonabarraga, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011