2017/06/22 by Adam Fortais, Fortais, Adam, Rafael D. Schulman +3
Engineering · Materials Science · #Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions #Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials #Chemical Physics (physics.chem-ph) #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci) #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1706.07534
openalex publication_date 2017/06/22 · openalex created_date 2022/10/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this study, micro-droplets are placed on thin, glassy, free-standing films\nwhere the Laplace pressure of the droplet deforms the free-standing film,\ncreating a bulge. The film's tension is modulated by changing temperature\ncontinuously from well below the glass transition into the melt state of the\nfilm. The contact angle of the liquid droplet with the planar film as well as\nthe angle of the bulge with the film are measured and found to be consistent\nwith the contact angles predicted by a force balance at the contact line.\n