Wetting and cavitation pathways on nanodecorated surfaces† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02794b Click here for additional data file.

Rare event methods combined with molecular dynamics and macroscopic calculations reveal multiple pathways for the breakdown of the superhydrophobic Cassie state through wetting or cavitation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amabili, Matteo, Lisi, Emanuele, Giacomello, Alberto, Casciola, Carlo Massimo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159747/