Enthalpy‐Driven Three‐State Switching of a Superhydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Surface

Abstract

Wet, wet, wet: A responsive surface is presented that can switch between stable superhydrophilic, metastable superhydrophobic, and stable superhydrophobic states by an enthalpy-driven process (see picture). This macroscopic phenomenon of surface wettability originates from the coordinative effect of the collective nanoscale motion of DNA nanodevices and the surface microstructure. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2007/z700439_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.