# Bistable Wetting States on a Smooth Surface

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2026-05-22T04:11:37.293475Z

## Updated at

2026-05-22T04:21:13.992158Z

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## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.70495

## Date published

2026-04-02

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2026-5

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## Title

- title: Bistable Wetting States on a Smooth Surface
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: Droplets on a non-textured surface typically exhibit a monostable wetting
    state, known as Young state. Here, we show that droplets can exhibit bistability
    without surface texture by tuning molecular interactions. We investigated the
    behavior of water droplets on a smooth substrate when immersed in oil. The oil
    contains hydrophilic interaction components, and their hydrophobic–hydrophilic
    balance was systematically varied. For oils with a specific hydrophobic–hydrophilic
    balance, droplet states bifurcate between repellent or sticky depending on the
    order of droplet casting and oil immersion. These states are neither transient
    nor one-off, because molecular interactions create an energetic barrier separating
    the two states rather than surface textures. Under other oil conditions, the droplet
    remains monostable, either repellent or sticky, regardless of the order. This
    work advances the fundamental understanding of molecular effects on droplet behavior
    and expands surface design strategies in functional materials without compromising
    mechanical durability.
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Mizuki Tenjimbayashi
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8107-8285
- name: Shunto Arai
  role: author

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organization: Wiley

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- subject: bistable wetting states
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- subject: hydrophile–lipophile balance (HLB)
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- subject: hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane
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- subject: non-textured surface
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- subject: sticky/repellentstates
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- identifier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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## Journal

- title: Advanced Materials Interfaces
  issn: '21967350'
  volume: '13'
  issue: '10'
  article_number: e70495

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- funder_name: Japan Science and Technology Agency

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