Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers are widely used for rapid prototyping and
customized products because they are inexpensive and open source 3D printers. 3D …

Superhydrophobic materials are found in a suite of scientific and industrial applications, and
given their broad potential use, there is great interest in facilitating their mass production …

As two typical aspects of the wettability based on bio-inspired functional surfaces,
superhydrophobic and anisotropic wetting properties have attracted much interest in …

In recent years, biology-inspired superhydrophobic technology has attracted extensive
attention and has been widely used in self-cleaning, anti-icing, oil–water separation, and …

This study aimed to prevent the harmful consequences of the turning process. The use of
micro-textured cutting inserts with a femtosecond laser an innovative efficient method to …

In the fields of agriculture, medical treatment, food, and packaging, polymers are required to
have the characteristics of self-cleaning, anti-icing, and anti-corrosion. The traditional …

We propose a simple and cost-effective method to fabricate superhydrophobic films
comprising a composite layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and hydrophobic fumed silica …

The effect of electrospinning operational parameters on the morphology, surface roughness,
and wettability of different compositions of electrospun polystyrene (PS)–aluminum oxide …

Many biological surfaces with the multi-scale microstructure show obvious anisotropic
wetting characteristics, which have many potential applications in microfluidic systems …

Fused deposition modeling is frequently utilized for rapid prototyping and customized
objects because it is affordable and open source. Three-dimensional (3D)-printed polylactic …