کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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600681 | 1454312 | 2012 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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We report first the wetting transition from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity observed on nitrogen and air plasma irradiated biological tissue (pigeon feathers). Non-irradiated feathers demonstrate pronounced Cassie–Baxter (“fakir”) wetting characterized by high apparent contact angles and low sliding angles. Plasma-irradiated feathers are superhydrophilic. Plasma treatment does not affect the barbs/barbules keratin-built network constituting pigeon pennae, but it changes the Young, advancing and receding angles of the tissue. The mechanism of wetting transition is discussed.
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► Pigeons pennae demonstrate the pronounced Cassie wetting.
► Wetting of keratin-built pigeon feathers changed dramatically when irradiated by air and nitrogen plasma.
► Plasma treatment did not affect the barbs/barbules network but it changed the Young angle of the tissue.
► The wetting transition is irreversible.
Journal: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces - Volume 92, 1 April 2012, Pages 367–371