Numerical analysis of the shapes and energies of droplets on micropatterned substrates

Langmuir

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 4237-4243

  Chatain, Dominique ^a   Lewis, Dan ^b   Baland, Jean Pierre ^c   Carter, W Craig ^d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6-FOLD SYMMETRIC PATTERN; MICROPATTERNED SUBSTRATES; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC DROP SPREADING; SURFACE EVOLVER SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; WETTING;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 33646410096     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la053146q     Document Type: Article

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