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Super-Water-Repellent Fractal Surfaces

by: T. Onda, S. Shibuichi, N. Satoh, K. Tsujii
Langmuir, Vol. 12, No. 9. (1 May 1996), pp. 2125-2127.

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Abstract: Wettability of fractal surfaces has been studied both theoretically and experimentally. The contact angle of a liquid droplet placed on a fractal surface is expressed as a function of the fractal dimension, the range of fractal behavior, and the contacting ratio of the surface. The result shows that fractal surfaces can be super water repellent (superwettable) when the surfaces are composed of hydrophobic (hydrophilic) materials. We also demonstrate a super-water-repellent fractal surface made of alkylketene dimer; a water droplet on this surface has a contact angle as large as 174.

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