Surface texturing is one of the most efficient surface modification approaches for improving
the tribological performance of engineering materials. Several surface texturing techniques …

Despite numerous experimental and theoretical studies reported in the literature, surface
micro-texturing to control friction and wear in lubricated tribo-contacts is still in the trial-and …

Surface texturing to control friction and wear has been the focus of numerous studies in the
last few decades. Despite this interest, understanding the underlying causes for surface …

We have studied the fabrication of line-like and pillar-like periodic microstructures on
stainless steel by means of direct laser interference patterning. A picosecond (10 ps) pulsed …

Textured surfaces offer the potential to promote friction and wear reduction by increasing the
hydrodynamic pressure, fluid uptake, or acting as oil or debris reservoirs. However, texturing …

Laser surface texturing (LST) is one of the most promising technologies for controllable
surface structuring and the acquisition of specific physical surface properties needed in …

A microstructure determines macro functionality. A controlled periodic structure gives the
surface specific functions such as controlled structural color, wettability, anti-icing/frosting …

Texturing is an engineering technology that can be used to enable surface functionalization
in the plastics injection molding industry. A texture is defined as the geometrical modification …

Product piracy impacts wide areas of the global economy resulting in multi-billion dollar
losses per year. Therefore, product protection technologies are required to produce security …

Functional surface structures, which are of certain shapes and surface morphologies for
specific functions, have been widely applied in a wide range of optical, thermal, electronic …