Dynamic Surface Activity and Dynamic Spreading Behavior of Isotridecanol Ethoxylates Solutions

The dynamic surface activity in solutions and dynamic spreading on low-energy surfaces of isotridecanol ethoxylates with two different units were investigated by using the Wilhelmy plate, maximum bubble pressure, and contact angle method. The dynamic surface activity was analyzed by using the classical Rosen model, and the dynamic spreading was depicted by decay function. The equilibrium contact angle (θe value) and the spread rate (K value) were suggested to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of spreading.     

Possibility of different time scales in the capillary rise around a fiber

By molecular modeling simulations, we study the dynamics of the rise of a meniscus on the outside of a fiber. We develop methods to measure simultaneously the height of the liquid interface and the contact angle versus time. We observe that in the complete wetting case (with an equilibrium contact angle equal to zero), the dynamic contact angle theta(t) behaves asymptotically as t(-1) contrary to some experimental results where one observes t(-1/2) instead. Using the combined model describing the dynamics of wetting, we predict that there are two different time scale behaviors within this process related to the two dissipation channels: friction between the liquid and the solid, leading to t(-1), and hydrodynamics, leading to t(-1/2). Using this approach, we find that the maximal speed of spreading on a fiber is a nonmonotonic function of the equilibrium contact angle.     

Spreading of individual toner particles studied using in situ optical microscopy

This study develops and tests an experimental method to monitor in situ the dynamic spreading of individual toner particles on model substrates during heating, to simulate on laboratory scale the fusing sub-processes occurring in electrophotographic printing of paper. Real toner particles of cyan, magenta, yellow and black are transformed to perfect spheres by a temperature pre-treatment, then applied to the substrate, either high-energy clean glass or low-energy hydrophobised glass, and heated at rates up to 50 degrees C/min. The subsequent spreading as a function of time (and temperature) is recorded by an optical microscope and CCD camera mounted above the substrate, with the measured drop covering area used to calculate the corresponding toner-substrate-air contact angle. On the hydrophobic substrate the spreading is limited and equal for all four colours, while the substantially greater spreading on the hydrophilic substrate is accompanied by significant differences between the toner colours. In particular, the cyan and black toners are found to spread to almost twice the extent of the yellow particles. The dynamic spreading behaviour is interpreted in terms of complementary measurements of substrate and toner surface energy components and bulk toner rheology, and a simple empirical relation is proposed that fits very well the measurements for all toner and substrate types tested. In particular, the spreading relation is found to be determined only by the toner surface energy and its equilibrium contact angle, with no explicit dependence on toner viscosity.     

Dynamic wetting and spreading characteristics of a liquid droplet impinging on hydrophobic textured surfaces

We report on the wetting dynamics of a 4.3 μL deionized (DI) water droplet impinging on microtextured aluminum (Al 6061) surfaces, including microhole arrays (hole diameter 125 μm and hole depth 125 μm) fabricated using a conventional microcomputer numerically controlled (μ-CNC) milling machine. This study examines the influence of the texture area fraction ?(s) and drop impact velocity on the spreading characteristics from the measurement of the apparent equilibrium contact angle, dynamic contact angle, and maximum spreading diameter. We found that for textured surfaces the measured apparent contact angle (CA) takes on values of up to 125.83°, compared to a CA of approximately 80.59° for a nontextured bare surface, and that the spreading factor decreases with the increased texture area fraction because of increased hydrophobicity, partial penetration of the liquid, and viscous dissipation. In particular, on the basis of the model of Ukiwe and Kwok (Ukiwe, C.; Kwok, D. Y. Langmuir 2005, 21, 666), we suggest a modified equation for predicting the maximum spreading factor by considering various texturing effects and wetting states. Compared with predictions by using earlier published models, the present model shows better agreement with experimental measurements of the maximum spreading factor.     

Wagging the contact line: transverse and longitudinal waves

Kinetics of wetting has been explored where the contact line not only sees a steady spreading but also has longitudinal or transverse oscillations imposed on it. The latter case is realized when spreading takes place over a rough surface. The effects of the imposed motion are small, which seem to be due to low spreading rates and small dynamic contact angles used in this study. However, a singularity is seen in viscous dissipation during the movement on the model rough surface, which is interpreted here as an instability that is similar to Haines' jumps and stick-slip phenomena, with possible entrainment of the displaced fluid. This is the first time that all of these have been associated with each other.     

Wetting and spreading of nanofluids on solid surfaces driven by the structural disjoining pressure: statics analysis and experiments

The wetting and spreading of nanofluids composed of liquid suspensions of nanoparticles have significant technological applications. Recent studies have revealed that, compared to the spreading of base liquids without nanoparticles, the spreading of wetting nanofluids on solid surfaces is enhanced by the structural disjoining pressure. Here, we present our experimental observations and the results of the statics analysis based on the augmented Laplace equation (which takes into account the contribution of the structural disjoining pressure) on the effects of the nanoparticle concentration, nanoparticle size, contact angle, and drop size (i.e., the capillary and hydrostatic pressure); we examined the effects on the displacement of the drop-meniscus profile and spontaneous spreading of a nanofluid as a film on a solid surface. Our analyses indicate that a suitable combination of the nanoparticle concentration, nanoparticle size, contact angle, and capillary pressure can result not only in the displacement of the three-phase contact line but also in the spontaneous spreading of the nanofluid as a film on a solid surface. We show here, for the first time, that the complete wetting and spontaneous spreading of the nanofluid as a film driven by the structural disjoining pressure gradient (arising due to the nanoparticle ordering in the confined wedge film) is possible by decreasing the nanoparticle size and the interfacial tension, even at a nonzero equilibrium contact angle. Experiments were conducted on the spreading of a nanofluid composed of 5, 10, 12.5, and 20 vol % silica suspensions of 20 nm (geometric diameter) particles. A drop of canola oil was placed underneath the glass surface surrounded by the nanofluid, and the spreading of the nanofluid was monitored using an advanced optical technique. The effect of an electrolyte, such as sodium chloride, on the nanofluid spreading phenomena was also explored. On the basis of the experimental results, we can conclude that a nanofluid with an effective particle size (including the electrical double layer) of about 40 nm, a low equilibrium contact angle (<3°), and a high effective volume concentration (>30 vol %) is desirable for the dynamic spreading of a nanofluid system with an interfacial tension of 0.5 mN/m. Our experimental observations also validate the major predications of our theoretical analysis.     

Spreading of non-Newtonian liquids over solid substrates

The spreading of drops of a non-Newtonian liquid (Ostwald-de Waele liquid) over horizontal solid substrates is theoretically investigated in the case of complete wetting and small dynamic contact angles. Both gravitational and capillary regimes of spreading are considered. The evolution equation deduced for the shape of the spreading drops has self-similar solutions, which allows obtaining spreading laws for both gravitational and capillary regimes of spreading. In the gravitational regime case of spreading the profile of the spreading drop is provided.     

超亲水TiO2和TiO2-SiO2表面的动态润湿性

1997年, Fujishima研究组[1]发现TiO2表面经UV光照射能产生较强的亲水性, 同时具有较高的亲油性, 即经UV光照射后的TiO2表面具有超双亲的性质. 这种防雾和自清洁性在工业上应用广泛, 已引起了人们的极大兴趣[2～5]. 进一步的研究发现, 超亲水的TiO2表面在暗处放置会变为疏水表面. 对于这个问题, 除了可以通过UV光照[6]、氩离子或电子束溅射[6]和高温热处理[5]等恢复其超亲水性外, 还可以通过添加摩尔分数为10%～30%的SiO2有效地降低TiO2表面的接触角, 提高UV光诱导的超亲水表面在暗处的稳定性能[3]. 另外, 诱导TiO2的亲水性需要较强的UV线强度(如太阳光), 使它在室内应用受到限制. 为了在室内实现TiO2的自清洁功能, Watanabe等[4]发现在TiO2中添加WO3可使TiO2在室内的照明光下也能实现亲水性转变. 以上这些研究成果为TiO2在工业和生活上的实际应用提供了重要的科学依据. 然而, TiO2的防雾和自清洁功能的实现同时也受其动力学性质的制约.     

Spreading of a suspension drop on a horizontal surface

Experimental studies were performed on the contact line motion of a suspension of PS particles on a glass surface. The base liquids were silicone oil and glycerin. The particle size was in the range of 1-6 μm and the particle loading was 0.5-5 vol %. The drop shape was determined by using a drop image and its reflection and the drop outline was traced to the subpixel level. The Tanner-Voinov-Hoffman relation was valid for suspensions as well as for pure liquids. Silicone oil suspensions showed almost no noticeable change compared with the pure fluid. Glycerin suspensions showed an increase in contact line speed at low particle loading. The difference was due to the microstructure change at the contact line region, and the microstructure change was originated from the wetting characteristics of particles. Particle alignment occurred during the spreading stage for partially wetting particles. The contact line showed a stop-and-go fashioned motion due to surface irregularities. This result can be used as the boundary condition at the contact line in the numerical simulation of suspension spreading.     

On the Mechanism of the Initial Stage of Titanium–Carbon Interaction

High-speed micro video recording and electron and atomic force microscopy have been used to obtain new experimental data at the initial stage of the titanium melt spreading along a carbon material (oriented pyrolytic graphite) and the formation of a reaction product. It has been shown that the melt spreading at the initial stages takes place along a framework of flat submicron crystalline grains of TiC with an open porosity. The grains form an island structure at the reagent contact boundary with gaps of about 100 nm in width between them, and these gaps are connected to each other to give a continuous network of channels along which the melt spreads. Thus, at the initial stage of the interaction, despite the formation of a solid product, direct contact of the reagents is retained, which ensures a high process speed.     

Does macroscopic flow geometry influence wetting dynamic?

The macroscopic flow geometry has long been assumed to have little impact on dynamic wetting behavior of liquids on solid surfaces. This study experimentally studied both spontaneous spreading and forced wetting of several kinds of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids to study the effect of the macroscopic flow geometry on dynamic wetting. The relationship between the dynamic contact angle, θ(D), and the velocity of the moving contact line, U, indicates that the macroscopic flow geometry does not influence the advancing dynamic wetting behavior of Newtonian fluids, but does influence the advancing dynamic wetting behavior of non-Newtonian fluids, which had not been discovered before.     

Roughness effects of cellulose and paper substrates on water drop impact and recoil

The impact dynamics of water drops on sized and unsized smooth cellulose films and paper surfaces with controlled roughness levels were studied. The objective was to better understand the effect of roughness on the liquid drop impact dynamics on paper surfaces, isolating from the effect chemical heterogeneity. Drop impact in the first few milliseconds were recorded using high-speed CCD camera and the three-phase contact line movement of the water drop was analyzed. Smooth cellulose film surface and rough paper surface showed similar impact dynamics, suggesting that the surface energy plays a more dominant role than surface roughness. Significantly different dynamic contact angles of water drop on the sized and unsized surfaces were observed during drop impact. The Laplace pressure of the curved spreading front pointing to the centre of a spreading drop on these sized cellulose and paper surfaces reduces the three-phase contact line movement, and leads to smaller maximum spreading diameter. Our results suggest that the water drop spreads on the rough surface is most likely via a “roll-over” action rather than “stick and jump” movements.     

Dynamic contact angle and spreading rate measurements for the characterization of the effect of dentin surface treatments

A new methodology capable of providing reliable and reproducible contact angle (theta) data has been employed to study the effect of clinical treatments grinding, acid etching, and deproteinization on medial dentin tissue. It is based on the application of the ADSA-CD algorithm to the determination of low-rate dynamic contact angles, obtained from slowly growing drops, and on contact angle measurement, as well as spreading behavior analysis, during the relaxation of the system (water on treated dentin) after initial drop growth. The theta data obtained were substantially more reproducible than those obtained with classical methods. A net effect of the treatment on theta was found, increasing dentin wettability: theta (polished) >theta (etched) >theta (deproteinized). The spreading rates correlate with the angles and are adequate for the dentin surface characterization. ANOVA and SNK tests show that for advancing contact angles the means corresponding to all treatments are significantly different. In the relaxing phase, mean angle and spreading rates on polished dentin differ significantly from those on etched and deproteinized dentin, but the latter do not differ significantly from each other.     

Contact line motion and dynamic wetting of nanofluid solutions

The effect that nanoparticles play in the spreading of nanofluids dynamically wetting and dewetting solid substrates is investigated experimentally, using 'drop shape' analysis technique to analyse aluminium-ethanol contact lines advancing and receding over hydrophobic Teflon-AF coated substrates. Results obtained from the advancing/receding contact line analysis show that the nanoparticles in the vicinity of the three-phase contact line enhance the dynamic wetting behaviour of aluminium-ethanol nanofluids for concentrations up to approximately 1% concentration by weight. Two mechanisms were identified as a potential reason for the observed enhancement in spreading of nanofluids: structural disjoining pressure and friction reduction due to nanoparticle adsorption on the solid surface. The observed 'lubricating effect' that the nanoparticles seem to be inducing is similar to the 'superspreading' effect for surfactant solutions spreading on hydrophobic surfaces, up to a concentration (weight) of approximately 1%, could be a result of the predicted enhanced wetting behaviour. Indeed, Trokhymchuk et al. [Langmuir, 2001, 17, 4940] observed a solid-like ordering of nanoparticles in the vicinity of the three-phase contact line, leading to an increased pressure in the fluid 'wedge'. This increased pressure leads to a pressure gradient which causes the nanofluids to exhibit enhanced wetting characteristics. Another possible cause for the observed increase in advancing/receding contact line velocity could be deposition of nanoparticles on the solid surface in the vicinity of the three-phase contact line resulting in the nanofluid effectively advancing over aluminium rather than Teflon-AF, or the contact line 'rolling' over nanoparticles at the three-phase contact line due to sphericity of nanoparticles. For either of these to be the case, the nanoparticle effect at the three-phase contact line would have to be enhanced for the lower concentration in the same way that it would have to be for the increased pressure in the fluid 'wedge'.     

Frequency response of a quartz crystal microbalance loaded by liquid drops

The frequency response of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) in contact with a spreading liquid drop is studied in this paper. An improved model describing the frequency change of the QCM with the shape evolution of the liquid drop with time is proposed based on hydrodynamic analysis, which has not been reported in the literature. It is found that the drop spreading shape, including the base radius and height, has a significant influence on the frequency response of the QCM, resulting in an unexpected increase in the resonant frequency of the QCM. The model shows that the combination of the knowledge about the radial sensitivity of the QCM and the dynamic spreading of the liquid drop is potentially important to optimize the interpretation of the experimental results. The predicted results are verified with experimental results obtained with silicone oil.     

Dynamic wetting of a fluoropolymer surface by ionic liquids

The spontaneous spreading of ionic liquids on a fluoropolymer surface (Teflon AF1600) in air is investigated by high-speed video microscopy. Six ionic liquids (EMIM BF(4), BMIM BF(4), OMIM BF(4), EMIM NTf(2), BMIM NTf(2) and HMIM NTf(2)) are used as probe liquids. The dependence of the dynamic contact angle on contact line velocity is interpreted with a hydrodynamic model and a molecular-kinetic model. The usefulness of the hydrodynamic model is rather limited. There is a good correspondence between the molecular dimensions of the liquids and the physical parameters of the molecular-kinetic model. The viscous and molecular-kinetic contributions to energy dissipation are calculated, revealing that energy is dissipated in the bulk as well as at the contact line during dynamic wetting. There are wide ramifications of these results in areas ranging from lubrication and biology to minerals processing and petroleum recovery.     

Capillary Stokes drift: a new driving mechanism for mixing in AC-electrowetting

We studied the flow fields generated inside sessile drops that oscillate periodically between states of high and low contact angle under the influence of alternating electric fields of variable frequency and amplitude. Following the motion of dye patches, we show that the number of oscillation cycles required to achieve mixing scales logarithmically with the Péclet number as expected for chaotic mixing. High speed movies reveal an asymmetry of the drop shape between the spreading and receding phase of the oscillations. This results in net internal flow fields that we characterize by tracing the motion of colloidal seed particles. The strength and frequency dependence of the flow are explained in terms of Stokes drift driven by capillary waves that emanate from the oscillating contact line.     

Dynamic contact angles and hysteresis under electrowetting-on-dielectric

By designing and implementing a new experimental method, we have measured the dynamic advancing and receding contact angles and the resulting hysteresis of droplets under electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD). Measurements were obtained over wide ranges of applied EWOD voltages, or electrowetting numbers (0 ≤ Ew ≤ 0.9), and droplet sliding speeds, or capillary numbers (1.4 × 10(-5) ≤ Ca ≤ 6.9 × 10(-3)). If Ew or Ca is low, dynamic contact angle hysteresis is not affected much by the EWOD voltage or the sliding speed; that is, the hysteresis increases by less than 50% with a 2 order-of-magnitude increase in sliding speed when Ca < 10(-3). If both Ew and Ca are high, however, the hysteresis increases with either the EWOD voltage or the sliding speed. Stick-slip oscillations were observed at Ew > 0.4. Data are interpreted with simplified hydrodynamic (Cox-Voinov) and molecular-kinetic theory (MKT) models; the Cox-Voinov model captures the trend of the data, but it yields unreasonable fitting parameters. MKT fitting parameters associated with the advancing contact line are reasonable, but a lack of symmetry indicates that a more intricate model is required.     

DNA microarray synthesis by using PDMS molecular stamp (Ⅱ)——Oligonucleotide on-chip synthesis using PDMS stamp

Based on the standard phosphoramidites chemistry protocol, two oligonucleotides synthetic routes were studied by contact stamping reactants to a modified glass slide. Route A was a contact coupling reaction, in which a nucleoside monomer was transferred and coupled to reactive groups (OH) on a substrate by spreading the nucleoside activated with tetrazole on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) stamp. Route B was a contact detritylation, in which one nucleoside was fixed on the desired synthesis regions where dimethoxytrityl (DMT) protecting groups on the 5'-hydroxyl of the support-bound nucleoside were removed by stamping trichloroacetic acid (TCA) distributed on features on a PDMS stamp. Experiments showed that the synthetic yield and the reaction speed of route A were higher than those of route B. It was shown that 20 mer oligonucleo-tide arrays immobilized on the glass slide were successfully synthesized using the PDMS stamps, and the coupling efficiency showed no difference between the PDMS stamping and the co