Controlling picolitre droplet impact dynamics by tailoring the solid subsurface

dc.contributor.author	Brown, P.S.
dc.contributor.author	Talbot, E.L.
dc.contributor.author	Wood, T.J.
dc.contributor.author	Egan, M.J.
dc.contributor.author	Wu, J.J.
dc.contributor.author	Saini, K.
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, N.
dc.contributor.author	Bain, C.D.
dc.contributor.author	Badyala, J.P.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-02T04:35:01Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-02T04:35:01Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08-02
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/136
dc.description.abstract	The oscillatory dynamics of picolitre water droplets following impact onto a range of hydrophobic surfaces is found to be influenced by the underlayer stiffness and thickness. The relative contributions of surface functionality versus subsurface hardness have been decoupled by utilising plasmachemical surface functionalisation and underlayer crosslinking respectively. Higher oscillation frequencies are measured for softer and thicker films, which correlates to a larger surface deformation around the liquid droplet contact line.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Functional surface	en_US
dc.subject	Droplet impact	en_US
dc.subject	Nanolayer	en_US
dc.subject	Hydrophobicity	en_US
dc.title	Controlling picolitre droplet impact dynamics by tailoring the solid subsurface	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US