We used the following chemicals and substrates in our study on wettability under the influence of micellar solutions: poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF, Sigma-Aldrich, Mw=180.000 by GPC), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA, EVONIK, high-gloss graphical quality), borosilicate glass D263M (Menzel-Gläser), aluminum (Metall Service Menziken, EN AW-1085 (AI99.9), highly polished), stainless steel (Metal Service Menziken, 304/1.4301, N4 finish), sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS, Sigma-Aldrich, micellar average molecular weight is 18,000), hexadecane (Sigma-Aldrich, 99%), Triton X-100 solution (Sigma-Aldrich, laboratory grade), Fluorinert FC-770 oil (Sigma-Aldrich), and de-ionized water (Millipore Direct-Q 3 System).
For the separation investigation, we used the following materials: metal meshes (TWP Inc., see Table 1 for the mesh specifications), syringe filter (Acrodisc, glass 1 μm fiber prefilter, 0.45 μm polypropylene filter), fluorescent dye (Radiant Color N.V., RADGLO CFS-0-06 Yellow, oil-soluble, absorption peak wavelength is 440 nm, emittance wavelength is 510nm), oil dye (Sigma-Aldrich, Sudan II, dye content 90%), sodium dodecyl sulfate (per previous specification), Triton X-100 solution (Sigma-Aldrich, laboratory grade), hexadecane (per previous specification), Fluorinert FC-770 oil (Sigma-Aldrich), de-ionized water (per previous specification).
For the separation investigation, we used the following materials: metal meshes (TWP Inc., see Table 1 for the mesh specifications), syringe filter (Acrodisc, glass 1 μm fiber prefilter, 0.45 μm polypropylene filter), fluorescent dye (Radiant Color N.V., RADGLO CFS-0-06 Yellow, oil-soluble, absorption peak wavelength is 440 nm, emittance wavelength is 510nm), oil dye (Sigma-Aldrich, Sudan II, dye content 90%), sodium dodecyl sulfate (per previous specification), Triton X-100 solution (Sigma-Aldrich, laboratory grade), hexadecane (per previous specification), Fluorinert FC-770 oil (Sigma-Aldrich), de-ionized water (per previous specification).