微结构疏水表面上液滴的表观接触角

虽然微结构疏水表面上Cassie-Baxter状态液滴的表观接触角已有理论预测公式,但实验研究发现,由于微结构疏水表面上的瑕疵,以及液滴受到的各种轻微扰动等原因,很容易造成Cassie-Baxter状态液滴局部区域出现Wenzel状态的情况(即混合状态),而有关混合状态液滴表观接触角的研究还比较少.本文通过对比相同微结构疏水表面上Cassie-Baxter状态和混合状态液滴表观接触角的大小,发现将Cassie-Baxter预测公式中的固液接触面积分数F换成最外缘三相接触线处的局部固液接触面积分数F′,则能同时较好地预测上述两种情况下液滴的表观接触角;通过进一步的研究发现,表观接触角的大小仅与最外缘三相接触线处的固液接触状态有关,而与其他处的固液接触状态无关.该结果对于进一步认识微结构疏水表面上液滴的表观接触角以及润湿性质具有重要意义.

The apparent contact angle of water droplet on the micro-structured hydrophobic surface

The apparent contact angle of Cassie-Baxter state water droplets can be calculated by the existing theoretical formula,but due to the defects of the micro-structured hydrophobic surface and some inevitable tiny disturbances in the experiment,Cassie-Baxter state water droplets will appear partly in Wenzel state,that is,the mixed state water droplets. In this paper,apparent contact angles of Cassie-Baxter state and mixed state water droplets on micro-structured hydrophobic surfaces are compared. The research shows that if the projected area fraction of water-solid F in the Cassie-Baxter formula is replaced by the local projected area fraction of water-solid F＇,the apparent contact angles of water droplets in both Cassie-Baxter state and the mixed state can be calculated. Further experimental results indicate that the contact state of water droplets nearby the outermost three-phase contact line plays a more important role in determining the apparent contact angle. This conclusion is significant to the understanding of the apparent contact angle and wetting property.