Dynamics of the spontaneous breakdown of superhydrophobicity

Details Dynamics of the spontaneous breakdown of superhydrophobicity Dynamics of the spontaneous breakdown of superhydrophobicity

2007-08-20

arxiv.org/abs/0708.2629v2

Europhysics Letters 81, 66002 (2008)

Physics

Fluid Dynamics

7 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1209/0295-5075/81/66002

Drops deposited on rough and hydrophobic surfaces can stay suspended with gas pockets underneath the liquid, then showing very low hydrodynamic resistance. When this superhydrophobic state breaks down, the subsequent wetting process can show different dynamical properties. A suitable choice of the geometry can make the wetting front propagate in a stepwise manner leading to {\it square-shaped} wetted area: the front propagation is slow and the patterned surface fills by rows through a {\it zipping} mechanism. The multiple time scale scenario of this wetting process is experimentally characterized and compared to numerical simulations.

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