Surface Fraction Dependence of Contact Angles Induced by Kinks in the Triple Line.
Phys Rev Lett
; 115(1): 016101, 2015 Jul 03.
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On periodic superhydrophobic surfaces the receding contact angle often scales with the surface fraction, as expected from a simple rule of mixture, the Cassie relation. However, it has been argued that energy averaging breaks down owing to line pinning, and that line fraction scaling should apply instead. From experiments and simulations we show that proper inclusion of triple line defects introduce surface fraction scaling in the line depinning threshold. In contrast to the Cassie relation and in agreement with the data, this dependence is strongly nonlinear due to triple line elasticity.
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