Macroscopic-wetting anisotropy on the line-patterned surface of fluoroalkylsilane monolayers
Macroscopic-wetting anisotropy on the line-patterned surface of fluoroalkylsilane monolayers
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DOI:
10.1021/la0485172
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发表时间:
2005-02-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Takahara, A
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作者:
Morita, M;Koga, T;Takahara, A
Micropatterned fluoroalkylsilane monolayer surfaces with liquidphilic/liquidphobic area (line width 1-20 mum) were prepared with few defects by vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) photolithography. The anisotropic wetting of a macroscopic droplet with a 0.5-5 mm diameter on the micropatterned surfaces was investigated. The strong anisotropy of the contact angle and the sliding angle and droplet distortion for fluoroalkylsilane/ silanol patterned surfaces was attributed to the difference in the energy barrier of wetting between parallel and orthogonal lines. The wetting anisotropy decreased with decreases in the liquidphilic area. Fluoroalkylsilane/alkylsilane patterned surfaces with small differences in the surface free energies of the components showed anisotropic wetting only for the low-surface-tension liquids.