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  • Monolithic Polymer Nanoridg...
    Lee, Won‐Kyu; Jung, Woo‐Bin; Rhee, Dongjoon; Hu, Jingtian; Lee, Young‐Ah Lucy; Jacobson, Christian; Jung, Hee‐Tae; Odom, Teri W.

    Advanced materials (Weinheim), August 9, 2018, Volume: 30, Issue: 32
    Journal Article

    This paper describes polymeric nanostructures with dynamically tunable wetting properties. Centimeter‐scale areas of monolithic nanoridges can be generated by strain relief of thermoplastic polyolefin films with fluoropolymer skin layers. Changing the amount of strain results in polyolefin ridges with aspect ratios greater than four with controlled feature densities. Surface chemistry and topography are demonstrated to be able to be tailored by SF6‐plasma etching to access multiple wetting states: Wenzel, Cassie–Baxter, and Cassie‐impregnating states. Reversible transitions among the wetting states can be realized in a programmable manner by cyclic stretching and reshrinking the patterned substrates without delamination and cracking. Centimeter‐scale areas of monolithic nanoridges are generated by strain relief of polyolefin films with fluoropolymer skin layers. SF6‐plasma treatment can tailor the surface chemistry and topography of the nanostructures to access multiple wetting states, including Wenzel, Cassie–Baxter, and Cassie‐impregnating states. Reversible transitions between wetting states can be realized in a programmable manner by stretching and reshrinking the patterned substrate.