Transparent materials such as glasses and some polymers play an essential role in our
daily life. Indeed, it is well known that their application in mirrors, windows, automobile …

The abrupt change in the apparent contact angle occurring on a rough surface is called
wetting transition. This change may be spontaneous or promoted by external stimuli such as …

Superliquid repellency can be achieved by nano-and microstructuring surfaces in such a
way that protrusions entrap air underneath the liquid. It is still not known how the three …

Water condensation on surfaces is a ubiquitous phase-change process that plays a crucial
role in nature and across a range of industrial applications, including energy production …

The interest in highly water‐repellent surfaces has grown in recent years due to the desire
for self‐cleaning surfaces. A super‐hydrophobic surface is one that achieves a water contact …

When placed on rough hydrophobic surfaces, water droplets of diameter larger than a few
millimeters can easily form pearls, as they are in the Cassie-Baxter state with air pockets …

In the present work, a study of laser-based surface structuring of aerospace-grade titanium
alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) with subsequent ageing by employing two different storage methods is …

Robust and durable transparent superhydrophobic F-TNTs/TiN coating was innovatively
prepared by surface structure tuning of TiN hard coating. In this study, TiN coating deposited …

Micro cell structures of different sizes were patterned using a nanosecond near-infrared
laser source on Al2024 aluminium alloy plates with 2 mm thickness. The influence of laser …

A Rose petal is well known for a unique form of hydrophobicity, exhibiting simultaneously
high apparent equilibrium contact angle (θ*) as well as high adhesion that hinders the …