Multi-Modal Droplet Manipulation on Laser-Patterned Stimulus-Responsive Gradient Surfaces: Enabling Anti-Gravity Climbing.

Kongbo Wang¹, Qibo Wang¹, Yongling Wu¹, Mingming Liu¹, Hongyu Zheng¹

¹Centre for Advanced Laser Manufacturing (CALM), School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255000, P. R. China.

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Abstract

This study demonstrated laser-ablated fabrication of multigradient bionic superhydrophobic surfaces (MGBs) on the Fe3O4@PDMS membrane, integrating passive structural gradients and active stimuli-responsiveness for droplet manipulation. Inspired by lotus-leaf superhydrophobicity and cactus-spine directional transport, laser-patterned MGBs achieve superhydrophobicity (contact angle ≈ 156°) with wedg…

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