Superhydrophobic immersion

  • Martin Coux
  • , Adrien Mathis
  • , Joachim Delannoy
  • , Timothée Mouterde
  • , David Quéré

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Abstract

Non-wetting solids have been extensively studied for about 20 years due to the spectacular mobility they provide to water drops. However, they have other noteworthy properties: For instance, such materials immersed in water entrain a plastron of air, a phenomenon exploited by many creatures to hunt or breathe underwater. We measure the thickness of this plastron and model the results by modifying the Landau-Levich-Derjaguin theory established for a plate drawn out of a wetting liquid.

Original languageEnglish
Article number150501
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume123
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

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