There has been tremendous interest in the development of different innovative wear‐
resistant materials, which can help to reduce energy losses resulted from friction and wear …

A typical superhydrophobic (ultrahydrophobic) surface can repel water droplets from wetting
itself, and the contact angle of a water droplet resting on a superhydrophobic surface is …

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 …

The barrier resistance and wettability of papers are commonly controlled by the application
of petroleum-based derivatives such as polyethylene, waxes and/or fluor-derivatives as …

Nature has developed materials, objects, and processes that function from the macroscale to
the nanoscale. The emerging field of biomimetics allows one to mimic biology or nature to …

Superhydrophobic surfaces exhibit extreme water-repellent properties. These surfaces with
high contact angle and low contact angle hysteresis also exhibit a self-cleaning effect and …

The wetting of rough surfaces remains a subject of active investigation by scientists. The
contact angle (CA) is a traditional parameter used to characterize the hydrophobicity/philicity …

Biological surfaces provide multifunctional interfaces to their environment. More than 400
million years of land plants evolution led to a large diversity of functional biological surface …

Super-liquid-repellent surfaces have attracted much attention in both scientific and industrial
areas.[1] They are often deemed superhydrophobic or superoleophobic depending on the …

The conventional techniques exhibit several limitations including weak bonding strength,
shrinkage defects, micro-delamination and porosity, which duly have a synergistic effect on …