Nature Provides a Key to Repelling Liquids (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Nature Provides a Key to Repelling Liquids

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Wetting surfaces with micropillars (left) lose their omniphobicity when damaged, while microtextures with doubly reentrant cavities (right) exhibit omniphobicity despite localized damage.

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Reproduced with permission from ref 1.© 2017 American Chemical Society

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