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Wetting of a macroscopic water droplet suspended on a textured surface. The expansion of the infinitesimal three-phase CL is determined by the energy changes during the formation/destruction of the new local CLs and surfaces. When the line energy gained to form the local CL is comparable to the changes of surface energies, the expansion of the infinitesimal three-phase CL will be energetically unfavorable.
