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This video shows a computer simulation of a drop evaporating on a patterned surface. When the drop reaches a critical size it undergoes a transition from a suspended to a collapsed state.

To find out about the theory behind liquids interacting with solids and computer simulation techniques for modelling micropatterened surfaces, please visit Julia Yeomans' website here.

Publications

H. Kusumaatmaja, M. L. Blow, A. Dupuis, J. M. Yeomans,
The collapse transition on superhydrophobic surfaces,
Europhys Lett. 81 (2007) 36003. Via arxiv

G. McHale, et al.,
Analysis of droplet evaporation on a super-hydrophobic surface,
Langmuir 21 (24) (2005) 11053-11060. Via ACS server