Physics of pre-wetted, lubricated and impregnated surfaces: a review
- 24 December 2018
- journal article
- review article
- Published by The Royal Society in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Vol. 377 (2138), 20180264
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2018.0264
Abstract
Wetting phenomena occurring on pre-wetted flat and rough solid surfaces are reviewed. The wetting of lubricated flat surfaces is strongly correlated with the tribological properties of a solid/lubricant pair. The phenomena taking place on micro- and nano-rough oil-impregnated surfaces have attracted the attention of the scientific community due to their numerous promising applications as omniphobic, self-healing, anti-icing and anti-bacterial interfaces. On the other hand, these phenomena are rich in their physical content. The effects observed on natural and artificial, bioinspired oil-impregnated surfaces are discussed, including electrowetting of oil-impregnated surfaces, enabling low-voltage reversible control of the droplet shape. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Bioinspired materials and surfaces for green science and technology’.This publication has 68 references indexed in Scilit:
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