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Abstract
A reconfigurable, droplet-directing surface is developed based on high-aspect-ratio shape-memory polymer (SMP) pillars. The water droplet on the original or recovered SMP pillars can slide off the surface at a finite angle of inclination while being fully pinned on the deformed pillar array. This wettability contrast allows directed water shredding from the straight pillars to the deformed ones.Entities:
Keywords: deformation; high-aspect-ratio pillars; shape memory polymers; water sliding; wettability
Year: 2013 PMID: 24293288 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201304030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Mater ISSN: 0935-9648 Impact factor: 30.849