Controlling wetting and self-assembly dynamics by tailored hydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces
Ermanno Miele1, Mario Malerba, Michele Dipalo
1Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|April 9, 2014
Abstract:
Tailored hydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces are exploited for controlling the wetting behaviour and evaporation process of solution dropped on them. This enables molecules and nano-objects that are dissolved in water or organic solvents to be delivered and arranged in a well-defined 2D layout.
Keywords:
plasmonic sensorsself-assemblysuper-hydrophobic surfacessuper-oleophobic surfaceswettability
