Wetting and adhesion energy of droplets on wettability gradient surfaces
Cheng-xiao Xu, Zhi-hai Jia, Xu-hui Lian
Topics & Concepts
WettingContact angleMaterials scienceSurface energyAdhesionMicrostructureHysteresisComposite materialWetting transitionWork (physics)Volume fractionTemperature gradientNanotechnologyThermodynamicsCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsPhysicsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsHeat Transfer and Optimization