| Project/Area Number |
23540473
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Biophysics/Chemical physics
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| Research Institution | Asahikawa Medical College (2012-2013)
Hokkaido University (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NONOMURA Yoshimune 山形大学, 大学院・理工学研究科, 准教授 (50451662)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
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| Keywords | ソフトマターの物理 / 濡れ現象 / 表面エネルギー / 自由エネルギー / エネルギー障壁 / ピン止め現象 / 表面張力 / 接触角 / ピン止めエネルギー |
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| Research Abstract |
Various surfaces can be seen in nature such as plants, insects and living matter. These surfaces are usually covered by hairs and flakes of organic compounds. Among them, lotus effect observed on lotus leave is well-known as a typical example of surface functions. Lotus leaves repel water completely and its surface is cleaned by rolling of water droplets (self-cleaning). On the other hand, one can find super-water-repellency on such surfaces in early stage, but, these show wettability by perturbation and passage of time. This physically means that the existence of an energy barrier between dewettable and wettable states. In this study, we have theoretically and experimentally studied wetting phenomena of multi-pillar surfaces as model surface of plants, insects and living matter to study the energy barrier.
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