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Abstract:
We investigate numerically the role of the correlation length in drop behavior on noisy surfaces. To this aim, a phase field tool has been used. Theoretical results are confirmed by experiments of distilled water drops sitting on stainless steel and silicon surfaces textured by laser-induced periodic self-organized structures: an increase of the noise amplitude results in an amplification of the original behavior (i.e., hydrophobic is getting more hydrophobic, hydrophilic is getting more hydrophilic). Furthermore, computer simulations in two and three spatial dimensions allow for predictions of drop behavior on noisy sloped substrates under a gravitational force, a problem of large interest in controlled motion in micro- and nanofluidics.
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