Path-programmable water droplet manipulations on an adhesion controlled superhydrophobic surface

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Seo, Jungmok ^a   Lee, Seoung Ki ^a   Lee, Jaehong ^a   Seung Lee, Jung ^a   Kwon, Hyukho ^a   Cho, Seung Woo ^a   Ahn, Jong Hyun ^a   Lee, Taeyoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYSILON; DIMETICONE; WATER;

ADHESION; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMANIPULATION; PROCEDURES; SURFACE PROPERTY; VACUUM;

ADHESIVENESS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROMANIPULATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VACUUM; WATER;

EID: 84937943212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12326     Document Type: Article

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