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Activated wetting of nanostructured surfaces: reaction coordinates, finite size effects, and simulation pitfalls
Matteo Amabili, Simone Meloni, Alberto Giacomello +1
A liquid in contact with a textured surface can be found in two states, Wenzel and Cassie. In the Wenzel state the liquid completely wets the corrugations while in the Cassie state…
Collapse of superhydrophobicity on nanopillared surfaces
Matteo Amabili, Alberto Giacomello, Simone Meloni +1
The mechanism of the collapse of the superhydrophobic state is elucidated for submerged nanoscale textures forming a three-dimensional interconnected vapor domain. This key issue f…
Intrusion and extrusion of a liquid on nanostructured surfaces
Matteo Amabili, Alberto Giacomello, Simone Meloni +1
Superhydrophobicity is connected to the presence of gas pockets within surface asperities. Upon increasing the pressure this "suspended" state may collapse, causing the complete we…
Wetting and cavitation pathways on nanodecorated surfaces
Matteo Amabili, Emanuele Lisi, Alberto Giacomello +1
In this contribution we study wetting and nucleation of vapor bubbles on nanodecorated surfaces via free energy molecular dynamics simulations. The results shed light on the stabil…
Unraveling the Salvinia paradox: design principles for submerged superhydrophobicity
Matteo Amabili, Alberto Giacomello, Simone Meloni +1
The complex structure of the Salvinia molesta is investigated via rare event molecular dynamics simulations. Results show that a hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterning together with a…