Water Droplets (IMAGE)

Penn State

Water Droplets

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In conventional superhydrophobic rough surfaces, tiny liquid droplets in the Wenzel state will remain pinned to the surface textures. In contrast, the new slippery rough surface enables high mobility for Wenzel droplets.

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Xianming Dai and Tak-Sing Wong, Penn State

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