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12 - Designing Nature-Inspired Liquid-Repellent Surfaces

from Part III - Natural Phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 August 2020

By
Birgitt Boschitsch Stogin ,
Lin Wang  and
Tak-Sing Wong
Edited by
Wole Soboyejo  and
Leo Daniel
Wole Soboyejo
Affiliation:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts
Leo Daniel
Affiliation:
Kwara State University, Nigeria
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Summary

Wetting refers to the interactions between a liquid and a solid in a given environment [1–3]. In particular, it refers to the study of how liquids spread on solids. This field of science involves principles found in fluid mechanics and materials science and is relevant to various natural phenomena and industrial applications.

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Bioinspired Structures and Design , pp. 300 - 319
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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