Drops on Chemically Patterned and Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Condensed Matter lunchtime seminar
Drops on Chemically Patterned and Superhydrophobic Surfaces
- Event time: 1:00pm
- Event date: 29th January 2007
- Speaker: Professor Julia Yeomans (University of Oxford)
- Location: Room 2511, James Clerk Maxwell Building (JCMB) James Clerk Maxwell Building Peter Guthrie Tait Road Edinburgh EH9 3FD GB
Event details
We use the lattice Boltzmann algorithm as a tool to investigate the
movement of drops on surfaces with chemical and topological patterning.
We first consider the dynamics of micron-scale drops moving on chemically patterned substrates. For a drop spreading on a surface with hydrophobic and hydrophilic stripes of the same dimensions as the drop, the final drop shape is determined by the dynamic evolution of the fluid. We use surfaces with regular patterning to explore contact angle hysteresis.
We also model drops moving on a substrate covered by an array of micron-sized posts, a geometry which leads to superhydrophobic behaviour. Here we explore transitions between the fakir and collapsed states, contact angle hysteresis, and the speed with which a drop moves across a superhydrophobic surface.
We first consider the dynamics of micron-scale drops moving on chemically patterned substrates. For a drop spreading on a surface with hydrophobic and hydrophilic stripes of the same dimensions as the drop, the final drop shape is determined by the dynamic evolution of the fluid. We use surfaces with regular patterning to explore contact angle hysteresis.
We also model drops moving on a substrate covered by an array of micron-sized posts, a geometry which leads to superhydrophobic behaviour. Here we explore transitions between the fakir and collapsed states, contact angle hysteresis, and the speed with which a drop moves across a superhydrophobic surface.
About Condensed Matter lunchtime seminars
This is a weekly series of informal talks given primarily by members of the institute of condensed matter and complex systems, but is also open to members of other groups and external visitors. The aim of the series is to promote discussion and learning of various topics at a level suitable to the broad background of the group. Everyone is welcome to attend..