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Grooved Organogel Surfaces towards Anisotropic Sliding of Water Droplets
Author(s) -
Zhang Pengchao,
Liu Hongliang,
Meng Jingxin,
Yang Gao,
Liu Xueli,
Wang Shutao,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201305914
Subject(s) - materials science , anisotropy , microfluidics , nanotechnology , surface (topology) , composite material , chemical engineering , optics , geometry , physics , mathematics , engineering
Periodic micro‐grooved organogel surfaces can easily realize the anisotropic sliding of water droplets attributing to the formed slippery water/oil/solid interface. Different from the existing anisotropic surfaces, this novel surface provides a versatile candidate for the anisotropic sliding of water droplets and might present a promising way for the easy manipulation of liquid droplets for water collection, liquid‐directional transportation, and microfluidics.