Issue 16, 2014
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Controlling liquid movement on a surface with a macro-gradient structure and wetting behavior†

Xiangyu Yin,ab   Daoai Wang,a   Yupeng Liu,a   Bo Yu*a  and  Feng Zhou*a  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
E-mail: yubo@licp.cas.cn, zhouf@lzb.ac.cn

b University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Abstract

A structure controlled gradient surface has been fabricated by a simple method. The gradient divides the surface into areas of water droplet sliding and adhesion. Meanwhile, this gradient surface has the ability of controlling the motion of an oil droplet.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TA14912A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
27 Nov 2013
Accepted
06 Feb 2014
First published
06 Feb 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014,2, 5620-5624

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Controlling liquid movement on a surface with a macro-gradient structure and wetting behavior

X. Yin, D. Wang, Y. Liu, B. Yu and F. Zhou, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2014, 2, 5620 DOI: 10.1039/C3TA14912A

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