Volume 51, Issue 40 pp. 10109-10113
Communication

Patterned Superomniphobic–Superomniphilic Surfaces: Templates for Site-Selective Self-Assembly

Sai P. R. Kobaku

Sai P. R. Kobaku

Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA)

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Dr. Arun K. Kota

Dr. Arun K. Kota

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA)

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Dr. Duck Hyun Lee

Dr. Duck Hyun Lee

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA)

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Dr. Joseph M. Mabry

Dr. Joseph M. Mabry

Rocket Propulsion Division, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93524 (USA)

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Prof. Anish Tuteja

Corresponding Author

Prof. Anish Tuteja

Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 (USA)

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First published: 31 August 2012
Citations: 80

We thank Dr. Charles Y-C. Lee and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) for financial support under grant numbers FA9550-11-1-0017 and LRIR-12RZ03COR. We also thank the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the University of Michigan for financial support.

Graphical Abstract

Patterned surfaces: The fabrication of patterned superomniphobic–superomniphilic surfaces is reported. Such patterned surfaces are expected to be useful in developing well-defined microreactors for liquid-phase reactions, significantly enhancing heat transfer during condensation and boiling of various low-surface-tension liquids, and in fabricating precisely tailored arrays of polymers and microparticles of different sizes and shapes.

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