Photo-switching of surface wettability on micropatterned photopolymers for fast transport of water droplets over a long-distance
Elisabeth Rossegger, Dieter Nees, S. Turisser, Simone Radl, Thomas Grießer, Sandra Schlögl
Abstract
Long distance movement (>20 mm) of water droplets across thiol–acrylate photopolymers with inscribed wettability and Laplace pressure gradient is demonstrated.
Topics & Concepts
WettingLaplace pressurePhotopolymerMaterials scienceAcrylateInscribed figureComposite materialChemical engineeringPolymerGeometrySurface tensionPhysicsMathematicsMonomerPolymerizationEngineeringQuantum mechanicsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityElectrowetting and Microfluidic TechnologiesFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer