FUNCTIONAL MEMBER HAVING LIQUID DROPLET REMOVING FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR REMOVING LIQUID DROPLET

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a functional member having an enhanced water droplet removing effect on a high strength practical water-repellent surface having excellent wear resistance by freely controlling and removing water droplets on the water-repellent surface with an electric field, and to provide a method for removing liquid droplets. SOLUTION: The functional member is a dielectric in which plural electrodes have been disposed so as to apply an electric field to the surface of the dielectric subjected to water slipping treatment and has a function to remove liquid droplets on the surface by applying voltage between the electrodes. In the method for removing liquid droplets, an electric field is applied to the surface of the dielectric subjected to water slipping treatment to remove liquid droplets on the surface.