%0 Journal Article
%T Profile Characterization and Temperature Effect on the Wettability of Microstructured Surfaces
%A Yuxuan Han
%A Yingwei Liu
%A Minami Kaneko
%A Fumio Uchikoba
%J Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology
%P 83-94
%@ 2161-489X
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jsemat.2018.84008
%X Wetting is one of the omnipresent phenomena governed via natural laws. Moreover, surface wettability at non-ambient temperature especially at high temperature (30°C to 90°C) is of great importance in many industrial processes. In this study, Si wafers with various structures were fabricated to investigate wettability at different temperatures. Three shapes with micro-pillar structured surfaces were designed and fabricated. Pillar-structured surfaces were fabricated by photolithography and ICP etching. The temperature-dependent wettability of single-phase regime droplets was characterized using contact angle measurements. The wetting behavior of a water droplet was observed.
%K Wetting
%K Microstructured Surface
%K Temperature Effect
%K Contact Angle
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=87171