Controlling wetting and self-assembly dynamics by tailored hydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces.
Tailored hydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces are exploited for controlling the wetting behaviour and evaporation process of solution dropped on them. This enables molecules and nano-objects that are dissolved in water or organic solvents to be delivered and arranged in a well-defined 2D layout.
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy.
Ermanno
E
Miele
Mario
M
Malerba
Michele
M
Dipalo
Eliana
E
Rondanina
Andrea
A
Toma
Francesco
F
De Angelis
D000327:Adsorption; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D017155:Wettability
D009821:Oils; D014867:Water; D012834:Silver; D012825:Silicon
plasmonic sensors; self-assembly; super-hydrophobic surfaces; super-oleophobic surfaces; wettability