Abstract
The loss of spontaneous liquid repellency on the surface of AISI 304 stainless steel under UV irradiation has been investigated depending on the textures formed by femtosecond laser pulses using Owens–Wendt plot analysis. Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) have shown less liquid repellency compared to microgrooves. The polarity of the super-hydrophobic non-polar layer increased under UV irradiation to a super-hydrophilic state. The rate of this transition is determined by the surface topography and was faster for LIPSS compared to the bihierarchical textures formed by LIPSS in combination with microgrooves. The applicability of the Owens–Wendt approach for the numerical comparison of the achievable liquid repellency of textured surfaces in the Cassie state and the degree of polarity reversal of the hydrophobic layer was shown.
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