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ArticleSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2025

3D Gold Nanowire Networks with Tailorable Surface Wetting State: From Rose-Petal Effect to Super-Hydrophilicity.

Mohan Li, Henning Bonart, Daniel Zellner, Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares

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Article in Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mohan LiMaterials Research Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2409-8359
Henning BonartInstitute for Nano- and Microfluidics, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5026-4499
Daniel ZellnerMaterials Research Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany.
Maria Eugenia Toimil-MolaresMaterials Research Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3146-3193

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study demonstrates the different wetting states that can be achieved by varying the diameter and density of nanowires in free-standing 3D gold nanowire networks. This network structure consists of nanowires oriented at 45° to the horizontal plane and interconnected from four different directions. Sessile drop measurements on these tailored nanostructured films show a transition from hydrophilic to hydrophobic behavior as porosity increases from 20% to 98%. With tailored porosity from 60% to 80%, this nanostructure can exhibit super-hydrophilicity. In addition, the highly porous (>90%) hydrophobic structures exhibit the rose-petal effect, where water droplets remain pinned to the surface. These novel results demonstrate the capability to precisely control surface wetting behavior through intricate designs of nanostructures, which are crucial for a wide range of applications, including liquid transport, microfluidic devices, and sensors.

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ion‐track nanotechnologynanostructurenanowire networkrose‐petal effectwetting state

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PMID40223474
PMCPMC12138854

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