Tadmors Equilibrium Contact Angles

Although the presented surfaces are rough, nevertheless it is possible to obtain in a reproducible manner the layers with superhydrophobic 

Rj - peak - to - valley distance calculated over the entire measured area 

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Determination of equilibrium Young [14] contact angle is still an open problem [15]. Here, Tadmor s [16-18] equation (Eq. 15.3) was used for this purpose. 

Figure 15.8 Tadmor s equilibrium water contact angles calculated for the PS layers with various embedded polymer fillers deposited on glass slides.

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