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Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with directional Adhesion†
Jiale Yong,Qing Yang,Feng Chen,Dongshi Zhang,Guangqing Du,Hao Bian,Jinhai Si,Xun Hou
RSC Advances Pub Date : 01/14/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3RA46929H
Abstract

Butterfly wings have the ability to directionally control the movement of water microdroplets. However, the realization of artificial directional sliding biosurfaces has remained challenging. Inspired by butterfly wings, a new kind of directional patterned surface is developed to achieve superhydrophobicity and anisotropic adhesive properties at the one-dimensional level. The surface is composed of a hydrophobic triangle array and surrounding superhydrophobic structure. On the as-prepared surface, a droplet rolls along one direction distinctly easier than its opposite direction. The maximum anisotropy of sliding angles along two opposite directions can reach 21°. This unique ability is ascribed to the direction-dependent arrangement of the two-dimensional (2D) triangle array patterns. The directional adhesive superhydrophobic surfaces could be potentially applied in novel microfluid-controllable devices and directional easy-cleaning coatings.

Graphical abstract: Bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with directional Adhesion
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