Abstract
Silicone rubber, which is widely used in electrical and biomedical applications, was modified into superhydrophobic property by the formation of a textured Al thin film on the periodic microswelling structure fabricated on silicone rubber by the 193 nm ArF excimer laser-induced photodissociation of silicone. The texturing of Al thin film occurred automatically during the vacuum evaporation only on the silicone rubber, compared with the cases of a slide glass or silicone resin substrate, which were observed by the scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope. As a result, contact angle of water on the samples with 10- and 30-nm-thick, textured Al thin films was estimated to be approximately 162° in both cases, compared to the sample without Al of approximately 155°. Moreover, a large air gap was remarkably formed between the Al-deposited sample and water; a droplet of colored water was successfully confined in the air gap and it was released into the water when and where need.
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