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Superamphiphobic Polymeric Surfaces Sustaining Ultrahigh Impact Pressures of Aqueous High‐ and Low‐Surface‐Tension Mixtures, Tested with Laser‐Induced Forward Transfer of Drops
Author(s) -
Ellinas Kosmas,
Chatzipetrou Marianneza,
Zergioti Ioanna,
Tserepi Angeliki,
Gogolides Evangelos
Publication year - 2015
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.201405855
Subject(s) - materials science , surface tension , aqueous solution , drop (telecommunication) , monolayer , lotus effect , sessile drop technique , composite material , surface modification , chemical engineering , contact angle , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , raw material , telecommunications , chemistry , physics , computer science , engineering
Superamphiphobic, (quasi‐)ordered plasma‐textured surfaces , coated with a perfluorinated monolayer, exhibit extreme resistance against drop‐pinning for both water‐like and low‐surface‐tension mixtures (36 mN m −1 ). The highest values reported here are 36 atm for a water‐like mixture, 5 times higher than previously reported in the literature, and 7 atm for a low‐surface‐tension mixture, the highest ever reported value for lotus‐leaf‐inspired surfaces.