Articles for manipulating impinging liquids and methods of manufacturing same

An article comprising a non-wetting surface having a dynamic contact angle of at least about 90°, said surface comprising non-wetting features, said surface patterned with macro-scale features having a length scale Lm that is larger than a length scale Ln of the non-wetting features, the macro-scale features being configured to induce controlled asymmetry in a liquid film produced by impingement of a droplet onto the surface, thereby reducing contact time tc between the droplet and the surface to a value lower than

• 2.2((ρR^3)/γ)^(½)(1+φ/4)
• where the droplet has a radius R, density ρ, surface tension γ, and the patterned surface having a pinning fraction φ of zero.