Investigating the wettability control of fluorocarbon-coated nanofiber membranes by electrowetting process

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the wettability control performance of a fluorocarbon-coated nanofiber membrane under the electrowetting process. The outcome nanofiber membrane was evaluated for chemical composition, morphology, surface roughness, and wettability. Through the electrowetting process, we give an estimate of some major effects as fine nanofibers, small liquid volume, low anode-cathode separation distance, and polar molecular droplets. We simply used COMSOL Multiphysics with finite element electrostatic mode to simulate electric field distribution changes for some different situations. The results of this study should assist in understanding the electrowetting on nanofiber membrane surfaces.