Pneumatic smart surfaces with rapidly switchable dominant and latent superhydrophobicity
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Smart surfaces that possess switchable wettability are highly desired for a broad range of applications. However, the realization of novel approaches enabling complete alteration of surface properties independent of chemical environment and special materials is still challenging. Herein, inspired by the air sacs of insects, we fabricate a pneumatic smart surface that possesses dual-property wetting behavior and permits fast switching between states. The pneumatic surface is based on an embedded micro-air-sac network composed of an elastomer that was fabricated via a stretching-assisted mismatch-bonding process. By simply pumping the air sacs, the surface could undergo rapid and large-amplitude topography deformation, thereby exposing one surface and hiding the other, and the dominant surface and the latent surface could be switched reversibly. As a typical example, we demonstrate a smart surface with contrasting 'petal' and 'lotus' effects that enables the on-demand capture and release of water droplets. Our pneumatic strategy demonstrates a currently underexploited platform for the development of switchable smart surfaces.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
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