Biologically inspired tunable hydrophilic/hydrophobic surfaces: a copper oxide self-assembly multitier approach

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
Bong June ZhangHyungkee Yoon

Abstract

In this study, a fabrication method for biologically inspired superhydrophobic micro- and nano-structured tier surfaces, each made of a self-assembled copper oxide, is presented. The method is controllable and applicable to bulk production when compared to existing high-end fabrication techniques. By modulating wet chemistry, different shapes and scales of tier structures were created. We demonstrated that their wetting behaviors are closely related to morphological information such as pitch, height and shape. To characterize their wetting behaviors, several experiments were designed and executed. In static water contact angle (WCA) measurements, morphological modulation led to wide WCA range (17°-95°). After hydrophobic self-assembly monolayer of 1-dodecanethiol, their WCA was escalated into superhydrophobic regime. In dynamic WCA, the contact angle hysteresis is greatly reduced by hybridizing the micro- and nano-tier (multiple tiers) when compared to utilizing a single tier. Also, the modification of the surface structure influences the rate of evaporation. In an analytical approach, the multiple tiers show a lower surface free energy compared to that of the single tier. By hybridizing different scales and shapes of tiers-suc...Continue Reading

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