简介:Evaporationofsessilewaterdropletonpolydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)surfaceswiththreedi?erentcuringratios(5:1,10:1,and20:1)wasexperimentallyinvestigatedinthispaper.Weshowthattheconstantcontactradius(CCR)evaporationonsurfacewithhighcuringratiolastslongerthanthatwithlowcuringratio.WealsomeasuredYoung’smoduliofPDMSfilmsbyusingatomicforcemicroscopy(AFM)andsimulatedsurfacedeformationofPDMSfilmsinducedbysessilewaterdroplet.WithincreasingcuringratioofPDMSfilm,Young’smodulusofPDMSfilmisgettinglower,andthentherewillbelargersurfacedeformationandmoreelasticstoredenergy.Sincesuchenergyactsasabarriertokeepthethree-phasecontactlinepinned,thusitwillresultinlongerCCRevaporationonPDMSsurfacewithhighercuringratio.