Table 1 The contact angle (θCA) of water (H2O) and the surface energy (γsl) on different surfaces.

From: Continuity of Monolayer-Bilayer Junctions for Localization of Lipid Raft Microdomains in Model Membranes

Surface

H 2 O θ CA (deg)

γsl (mJ/m2)

Piranha cleaned glass

< 6.0

72.4

S-PDMS glass - RT

36.0

62.0

S-PDMS glass – 50 °C

45.0

56.6

S-PDMS glass – 100 °C

48.5

54.6

S-PDMS glass – 150 °C

60.6

47.5

S-PDMS glass – 200 °C

80.1

35.4

S-PDMS glass – 250 °C

84.0

33.0

S-PDMS glass – 300 °C

90.1

29.2

Bulk PDMS

105.6

19.7

OTS

109.1

17.6

  1. The contact angle of water in each row is the average value over 5 different measurements. The corresponding surface tension (γsl) was calculated from Young’s equation combined with an equation of state for interfacial tensions27. (see Experimental Methods).
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