Underwater superoleophilicity to superoleophobicity: role of trapped air

The interesting oil-wetting behavior to a superamphiphobic surface in water has been investigated. We demonstrated that the trapped air can tune the underwater wettability of the surface, changing from superoleophilic to superoleophobic. The trapped air in the grooves of the superamphiphobic surface...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2012-01, Vol.48 (96), p.11745-11747
Main Authors: Jin, Meihua, Li, Shasha, Wang, Jing, Xue, Zhongxin, Liao, Mingyi, Wang, Shutao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contact
Grooves
Underwater
Wettability
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The interesting oil-wetting behavior to a superamphiphobic surface in water has been investigated. We demonstrated that the trapped air can tune the underwater wettability of the surface, changing from superoleophilic to superoleophobic. The trapped air in the grooves of the superamphiphobic surface can cause the significant change of the three-phase contact line (TCL).
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c2cc34805e