Yunusa, M.Ozturk, F. E.Yildirim, A.Tuvshindorj, U.Kanik, M.Bayındır, Mehmet2018-04-122018-04-122017http://hdl.handle.net/11693/37247We demonstrate a rice leaf-like hierarchically textured polymer fiber array for anisotropic non-wetting surfaces. To provide superhydrophobicity in addition to the anisotropic behavior, fiber surfaces are spray coated with organically modified silica nanoparticles. The resulting micro/nano hierarchically structured fiber surfaces demonstrate anisotropic non-wetting properties. We designed various fiber architectures for droplet transportation, mixing, and guiding exploiting the scalability of the fiber texture during thermal drawing; optional nanoparticle surface modification; and inherent flexibility of the fibers.EnglishAnisotropyFibersNanoparticlesSurface treatmentAnisotropic behaviorsFiber architectureInherent flexibilityNanoparticle surface modificationNon-wetting propertiesOrganically modified silicaStructured polymersSuperhydrophobicityWettingArticle10.1039/c6ra28111g2046-2069