Spontaneous droplet trampolining on rigid superhydrophobic surfaces

Thomas M. Schutzius, Stefan Jung, Tanmoy Maitra, Gustav Graeber, Moritz Köhme and Dimos Poulikakos ()
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Thomas M. Schutzius: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies
Stefan Jung: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies
Tanmoy Maitra: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies
Gustav Graeber: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies
Moritz Köhme: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies
Dimos Poulikakos: Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies

Nature, 2015, vol. 527, issue 7576, 82-85

Abstract: Spontaneous levitation and trampoline-like bouncing behaviour of water droplets on rigid superhydrophobic surfaces in a low-pressure environment are observed, and are due to a build-up of overpressure in the surface texture beneath the droplets.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1038/nature15738

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