Effect of Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Wetting in Micro-Systems

• Published in: 2004 International Conference on MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems (ICMENS'04) p. 329
• Main Authors: Li, W., Mohamadi, R., Amirfazli, A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2004
• Subjects: Adhesives; Contact angle; Energy barrier; Energy efficiency; Equations; Hysteresis; Liquids; Mechanical engineering; Micro-texture; Super-hydrophobic surface; Thermodynamics; Wetting

To develop energy efficient microfluidic systems it is important to minimize the adhesion of the liquid to the surfaces in the system. One of the proposed methods in the literature is to use superhydrophobic surfaces, i.e. surfaces with contact angles above 150 degrees (for water). However, the issu...