Sahand University of Technology
... 1. It must wet the surfaces, that is it must spread and make a contact angle approaching zero. Intimate contact is required between the molecules of the adhesive and the atoms and molecules in the surface. When applied the adhesive will be a liquid of relatively low viscosity. 2. The adhesive must t ...
... 1. It must wet the surfaces, that is it must spread and make a contact angle approaching zero. Intimate contact is required between the molecules of the adhesive and the atoms and molecules in the surface. When applied the adhesive will be a liquid of relatively low viscosity. 2. The adhesive must t ...
Ultrahydrophobicity
Superhydrophobic surfaces are highly hydrophobic, i.e., extremely difficult to wet. The contact angles of a water droplet exceeds 150° and the roll-off angle/contact angle hysteresis is less than 10°. This is also referred to as the Lotus effect, after the superhydrophobic leaves of the lotus plant. Droplet impacting on these kind of surfaces can fully rebound like an elastic ball, or pancake.