Preparation of Polytetrafluoroethylene Superhydrophobic Materials by Femtosecond Laser Processing Technology

S Zhou, Y Hu, Y Huang, H Xu, D Wu, D Wu, X Gao - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted significant attention due to their
promising applications, especially in ice prevention, reduction in air resistance, and self …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study for enhancing condensation on large-scale surface using hybrid hydrophilic-hydrophobic patterns

MA Mohamed, SA Ahmed, MS Emeara… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving condensation on large-scale surfaces promotes a wide range of manufacturing
fields. To take advantage of both dropwise and filmwise condensation properties, both …

Structure–Activity Relationship between the Superhydrophilic Nanowire Structure and the Oil Dewetting Property

L Tang, T Wang, Z Zeng - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Materials require specific surface structures to achieve the best performance, but achieving
an optimal structural design requires a systematic study of how structure affects …

Swelling-induced patterning in soft microchannels

H Li, A Retallick, A Juel, M Heil, D Pihler-Puzović - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
We study the effect of inflation on the swelling-induced wrinkling of thin elastic membranes
in a set-up that is commonly used to create microchannels in lab-on-chip applications. Using …

Self-cleaning photocatalytic ceramic coatings

M Covei, I Visa, A Duta - Advanced Ceramic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
Self-cleaning coatings are intensively investigated for applications related to solar energy
conversion, such as applied on the glazing of photovoltaic (PV) modules or solar-thermal …

Fabrication of Antireflective and Self-Cleaning Ti6Al4V Surface with Micro-Nano-Hierarchical Structures

M Hou, J Xu, Z Lian, H Yu - Journal of Materials Engineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Antireflective metal surfaces have played an essential role in practical applications in the
fields of photodetectors, infrared imaging, stray light shielding, photoelectric heat transfer …

Self-cleaning ceramic coatings

RC Kulkarni, PS Koujalagi, RM Kulkarni - Advanced Ceramic Coatings for …, 2023 - Elsevier
In modern decades, there has been a lot of interest in self-cleaning surfaces due to their
potential in both elemental research and real-world applications. Changes in surface …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of the effect of cool materials containing TiO2 photocatalytic nanoparticles on air temperature as an urban microclimate parameter, in the …

Z Gholami, S Jalilisadrabad… - … -Basic studies and New …, 2023 - bsnt.modares.ac.ir
Aims: In recent years, awareness of how urban surfaces can improve the microclimate has
grown. Meanwhile, the challenge of using cool materials in urban spaces to change the …

Developing Self-Cleaning Photocatalytic TiO2 Nanocomposite Coatings

JC Mallia, AA Anastasi, SM Briffa - International Journal of Surface …, 2023 - igi-global.com
Photocatalytic coatings with self-cleaning properties are becoming increasingly more
popular due to the increased awareness of the importance of cleaning and the associated …

[HTML][HTML] Self-Cleaning Surfaces of Polyurethanes

K Panwar, N Vyas, R Rai, S Bhat - Nature-Inspired Self-Cleaning …, 2023 - intechopen.com
In this urbanized world, people have limited time and access to labors to clean the items one
is associated with. Self-cleaning of the items which humans use every day or occasional is …