title: Underwater superhydrophobicity: theoretical feasibility.
abstract: The possibility of underwater superhydrophobicity is theoretically analyzed. Thermodynamic equilibrium and stability conditions are formulated, and the design goal is defined as minimizing the solid-liquid contact area. It is shown that for sufficiently high roughness ratios, underwater superhydrophobicity may be feasible and thermodynamically stable. In addition, some generic design optimization considerations are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 32000 Haifa, Israel. marmur@technion.ac.il
authors.forename: Abraham
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marmur