TY - JOUR A1 - Glavan, Gašper A1 - Salamon, Peter A1 - Belyaeva, Inna A. A1 - Shamonin (Chamonine), Mikhail A1 - Drevensek-Olenik, Irena T1 - Tunable surface roughness and wettability of a soft magnetoactive elastomer JF - Journal of applied polymer science N2 - Surface topographical modifications of a soft magnetoactive elastomer (MAE) in response to variable applied magnetic field are investigated. The analysis is performed in situ and is based on optical microscopy, spread optical reflection and optical profilometry measurements. Optical profilometry analysis shows that the responsivity of magnetic field-induced surface roughness with respect to external magnetic field is in the range of 1 mu m/T. A significant hysteresis of surface modifications takes place for increasing and decreasing fields. Investigations of shape of sessile water droplets deposited on the MAE surface reveal that field-induced topographical modifications affect the contact angle of water at the surface. This effect is reversible and the responsivity to magnetic field is in the range of 20 degrees/T. Despite the increased surface roughness, the apparent contact angle decreases with increasing field, which is attributed to the field-induced protrusion of hydrophilic microparticles from the surface layer. KW - CONTACT KW - EVAPORATION KW - FORCE KW - hydrophobic polymers KW - MAGNETIC-MATERIALS KW - magnetism and magnetic properties KW - optical properties KW - STIMULI-RESPONSIVE SURFACES KW - stimuli-sensitive polymers KW - structure-property relationships Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.46221 VL - 135 IS - 18 PB - Wiley ER -