Sliding behavior of water droplets on flat polymer surface

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Jan 25;128(3):743-7. doi: 10.1021/ja050617m.

Abstract

Flat films of methyl methacrylate-fluoroalkyl methacrylate copolymers were prepared, and their hydrophobicity was investigated. It was revealed that the F concentration directly affects the static hydrophobicity on the flat polymer surface in a systematic manner. Furthermore, the sliding behavior of a water droplet on these surfaces depends on the static hydrophobicity; the sliding motion changes from constant velocity to constant acceleration with an increase in the water contact angle.