Published 2010 | Version v1
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Transition from heterogeneous to homogeneous regime in disordered superhydrophobic surfaces

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In Superhydrophobic systems, a spontaneous transition from heterogeneous to homogeneous regime can occur in time. This transition can hinder the sliding motion of a water drop deposited on the surface, then hampering many applications of such coatings. In this paper, we present a detailed study of this phenomenon on a new kind of Superhydrophobic surfaces, characterized by a strong spatial disorder. We demonstrate that disorder can help to prevent the transition, which assumes a peculiar behavior.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11567/1104753
URN
urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/1104753

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