화학공학소재연구정보센터
Langmuir, Vol.27, No.22, 13897-13903, 2011
Impact of Picoliter Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Ultralow Spreading Ratios
The impact of picoliter-sized water droplets on superhydrophobic CF(4) plasma fluorinated polybutadiene surfaces is investigated with high-speed imaging. Variation of the surface topography by plasmachemical modification enables the dynamics of wetting to be precisely controlled. Final spreading ratios as low as 0.63 can be achieved. A comparison of the maximum spreading ratio and droplet oscillation frequencies to models described in the literature shows that both are found to be much lower than theoretically predicted.