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BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS
卷 6, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/1/016004
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
In this paper, wettability behavior of a rough but intrinsically hydrophilic oxide ceramic, formed via simple thermal oxidation of a commercial metallic alloy in laboratory air, has been analyzed. Drop shape analysis (DSA) revealed static water contact angles for the rough ceramic surfaces up to 128 degrees (greater than for Teflon (TM)). We propose the high apparent contact angles to be a result of surface roughening via the morphological changes of the oxide scale with oxidation conditions. The surface morphological changes occurring during the growth of the oxide film resulted in the formation of vertical platelets that ably shifted the wetting behavior from a Wenzel to an unstable Cassie-Baxter state. The platelet morphology of the ceramic resembles the structure of epicuticular waxes on certain species of superhydrophobic leaves. Moreover, surface textures for very short oxidation times were also found to increase hydrophilicity in the scale and reduce the contact angle by imparting a Wenzel state. Various characterization techniques (XRD, XPS, and SEM) were performed in order to detect the crystallographic phases in the scales, analyze carbon content and determine the morphology of the oxide layer. Morphological features of the oxide platelets were quantified and platelet width, spacing and height were found to correlate well with the apparent contact angle trend as a function of oxidation time.
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