Wetting properties of the multiscaled nanostructured polymer and metallic superhydrophobic surfaces |
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Authors: | Bormashenko Edward Stein Tamir Whyman Gene Bormashenko Yelena Pogreb Roman |
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Affiliation: | The College of Judea and Samaria, the Research Institute, 44837, Ariel, Israel. Edward@yosh.ac.il |
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Abstract: | A superhydrophobic surface is produced from industrial grade polymer materials. The surface comprises partly disordered triple-scaled arrays of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) globules. An inherently superhydrophobic metallic surface is produced with polymer template. The mathematical model based on the Cassie-Baxter hypothesis of air trapping under a water drop is built, which gives the apparent contact angle on the manifold-scaled interface. The presence of several scales itself is not a sufficient condition of hydrophobicity of inherently wettable surfaces. The geometrical features favoring the increase of the vapor-water interface fraction are necessary for this phenomenon. |
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