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- Title
Wettability Switching Techniques on Superhydrophobic Surfaces.
- Authors
Verplanck, Nicolas; Coffinier, Yannick; Thomy, Vincent; Boukherroub, Rabah
- Abstract
The wetting properties of superhydrophobic surfaces have generated worldwide research interest. A water drop on these surfaces forms a nearly perfect spherical pearl. Superhydrophobic materials hold considerable promise for potential applications ranging from self cleaning surfaces, completely water impermeable textiles to low cost energy displacement of liquids in lab-on-chip devices. However, the dynamic modification of the liquid droplets behavior and in particular of their wetting properties on these surfaces is still a challenging issue. In this review, after a brief overview on superhydrophobic states definition, the techniques leading to the modification of wettability behavior on superhydrophobic surfaces under specific conditions: optical, magnetic, mechanical, chemical, thermal are discussed. Finally, a focus on electrowetting is made from historical phenomenon pointed out some decades ago on classical planar hydrophobic surfaces to recent breakthrough obtained on superhydrophobic surfaces.
- Publication
Nanoscale Research Letters, 2007, Vol 2, Issue 12, p577
- ISSN
1931-7573
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11671-007-9102-4