Bell‐Shaped Superhydrophilic–Superhydrophobic–Superhydrophilic Double Transformation on a pH‐Responsive Smart Surface

Superhydrophobic to neutral water droplets, superhydrophilic to acidic or basic. This double transition of surface wettability in response to a single stimulus - pH - is demonstrated for the first time. The smart surface is composed of a rough gold surface modified with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) containing three thiols, HS(CH2 )11 CH3 , HS(CH2 )10 COOH, and HS(CH2 )11 NH2 . A ternary diagram is generated that describes wettability as a function of the SAM composition and the pH of the surrounding solution.

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