Characterization of superhydrophobic materials using multiresonance acoustic shear wave sensors

Various superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces, with enhanced superhydrophobicity achieved by the use of nanoparticles, were characterized by a new acoustic sensing technique using multiresonance thickness-shear mode (MTSM) sensors. The MTSM sensors were capable of differentiating SH properties created by nano-scale surface features for film, exhibiting similar macroscopic contact angles.