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Pearl drops

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: If deposited on a hydrophobic rough substrate, a small drop of water can look like a pearl, with a contact angle close to 180°. We examine the conditions for observing such a phenomenon and show practical achievements where the contact angle can be predicted and thus quantitatively tuned by the design of the surface microstructure.

Source: Europhysics Letters (EPL)

DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1999-00548-y

Authors: J Bico, C Marzolin, D Quéré

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Collège de France, Saint-Gobain Recherche 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: W4253896026

FWCI: 10.11

Cites: 11

Cited by: 969

Related to: 10