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Superhydrophobe

Superhydrophobe logo #21853the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet.
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Superhydrophobe

Superhydrophobe logo #21000 where φ is the area fraction of the solid that touches the liquid. Liquid in the Cassie-Baxter state is more mobile than in the Wenzel state. It can be predicted whether the Wenzel or Cassie-Baxter state should exist by calculating the new contact angle with both equations. By a minimization of free energy argument, the relation that predicted th...
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