• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 3, 031404 (2015)
Huaihai Pan1、2, Fangfang Luo3, Geng Lin1、2, and Quanzhong Zhao1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 2Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.031404 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Huaihai Pan, Fangfang Luo, Geng Lin, Quanzhong Zhao. Anisotropic dewetting polydimethylsiloxane surface fabricated using ultrashort laser pulses[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(3): 031404 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Anisotropic dewetting polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces, which consist of groove-like micro/nanostructures (so-called hierarchical structures), are fabricated using an ultrashort pulsed laser. The contact angles (CAs) are measured parallel to the microgrooves, which are always larger than those measured perpendicular to the microgrooves, exhibiting a superhydrophobic anisotropy of approximately 4° on these fabricated PDMS surfaces at optimized parameters. These pulsed-laser irradiated surfaces exhibit enhanced hydrophobicity with CAs that increase from 116° to 156° while preserving the anisotropic dewetting. Additionally, the wettability of the surfaces with different morphologies is investigated. The temporal evolution of the wettability of the pulsed-laser irradiated PDMS surface is also observed within the first few hours after pulsed laser irradiation.
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    Huaihai Pan, Fangfang Luo, Geng Lin, Quanzhong Zhao. Anisotropic dewetting polydimethylsiloxane surface fabricated using ultrashort laser pulses[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(3): 031404
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