Observation of contact angle hysteresis due to inhomogeneous electric fields

Wetting of surfaces can be affected by surface roughness, presence of surface chemical defects, or by electric fields. Here, the authors perform electrowetting experiments on microstriped electrodes and show that the droplet’s static contact angle hysteresis can be controlled by an inhomogeneous ele...

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Main Authors: Wei Wang, Qi Wang, Jia Zhou, Antoine Riaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00691-4