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Authors Karakashev, S. I. ; Stöckelhuber, K.W. ; Tsekov, R.
Title Wetting films on chemically patterned surfaces
Date 14.09.2011
Number 29742
Abstract The behavior of thin wetting films on chemically patterned surfaces was investigated. The patterning was performed by means of imprinting of micro-grid on methylated glass surface with UV-light (· = 184.8 nm). Thus imprinted image of the grid contained hydrophilic cells and hydrophobic bars on the glass surface. For this aim three different patterns of grids were utilized with small, medium and large size of cells. The experiment showed that the drainage of the wetting aqueous films was not affected by the type of surface patterning. However, after film rupturing in the cases of small and medium cells of the patterned grid the liquid from the wetting film underwent fast self-organization in form of regularly ordered droplets covering completely the cells of the grid. The droplets reduced significantly their size upon time due to evaporation. In the cases of the largest cell grid, a wet spot on the place of the imprinted grid was formed after film rupturing. This wet spot disassembled slowly in time. In addition, formation of a periodical zigzag three-phase contact line (TPCL) was observed. This is a first study from the planned series of studies on this topic.
Publisher Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
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Citation Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 363 (2011) 663-667
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2011.08.002
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