Contact angle of a 20 μL water droplet on gold thin films modified with 11-MUDA and UDET using selective microwave heating for up to 30 min. Microwave heating was paused at the indicated times and was continued after the removal of one of the gold thin films. Contact of angle of water on gold thin films modified with the identical alkane thiols at room temperature is also shown. RT-Room Temperature. *Surfaces were destroyed. Sample number is 5 for each data point.