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Slippery pre-suffused surfaces

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: We describe the slippery behaviour of textured solids filled with oil, on which other liquids are found to slip and be removed easily. We describe the criteria for achieving this slippery behaviour, and illustrate the concept by two examples, namely the lotus effect (removal of dust by mobile drops) and the coffee stain effect.

Source: Europhysics Letters (EPL)

DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/96/56001

Authors: A. Lafuma, D. Quéré

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Physique et Mécanique des Milieux Hétérogènes, ESPCI Paris

Language: English

Topic: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2067425900

FWCI: 9.54

Cites: 16

Cited by: 545

Related to: 10