摘要
Biologicaltinystructureshavebeenobservedonmanykindsofsurfacessuchaslotusleaves,whichhaveaneffectonthecolorationofMorphobutterfliesandenhancethehydrophobicityofnaturalsurfaces.Weinvestigatedthemicro-scaleandnano-scalestructuresonthewingsurfacesofinsectsandfoundthatthehierarchicalmultipleroughnessstructureshelpinenhancingthehydrophobicity.Afterexamining10ordersand24speciesofflyingPterygotaninsects,wefoundthatmicro-scaleandnano-scalestructurestypicallyexistonboththeupperandlowerwingsurfacesofflyinginsects.Thetinystructuressuchasdenticleorsetaeontheinsectwingsenhancethehydrophobicity,therebyenablingthewingstobecleanedmoreeasily.AndthehydrophobicinsectwingsundergoatransitionfromCassietoWenzelstatesatpitch/sizeratioofabout20.Inordertoexaminethewettingcharacteristicsonaroughsurface,abiomimeticsurfacewithmicro-scalepillarsisfabricatedonasiliconwafer,whichexhibitsthesamebehaviorastheinsectwing,withtheCassie-Wenzeltransitionoccurringconsistentlyaroundapitch/widthvalueof20.
出版日期
2009年01月11日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)