Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces

F Chen, Y Wang, Y Tian, D Zhang, J Song… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

[HTML][HTML] Emulsion characterization via microfluidic devices: A review on interfacial tension and stability to coalescence

TM Ho, A Razzaghi, A Ramachandran… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emulsions have gained significant importance in many industries including foods,
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health care formulations, paints, polymer blends and oils …

Super-hydrophobic cesium lead halide perovskite quantum dot-polymer composites with high stability and luminescent efficiency for wide color gamut white light …

T Xuan, J Huang, H Liu, S Lou, L Cao, W Gan… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We present a novel composite strategy to enhance the stability of water-sensitive CsPbBr3
quantum dots (QDs) by embedding the QDs into the super-hydrophobic porous organic …

Recent advances in designing superhydrophobic surfaces

E Celia, T Darmanin, ET de Givenchy, S Amigoni… - Journal of colloid and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The interest in superhydrophobic surfaces has grown exponentially over recent decades.
Since the lotus leaf dual hierarchical structure was discovered, researchers have …

Plasma treatment in textile industry

A Zille, FR Oliveira, AP Souto - Plasma processes and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plasma technology applied to textiles is a dry, environmentally‐and worker‐friendly method
to achieve surface alteration without modifying the bulk properties of different materials. In …

Surface modification of polymer substrates for biomedical applications

O Neděla, P Slepička, V Švorčík - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
While polymers are widely utilized materials in the biomedical industry, they are rarely used
in an unmodified state. Some kind of a surface treatment is often necessary to achieve …

Surface treatments of PEEK for osseointegration to bone

JR Dondani, J Iyer, SD Tran - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polymers, in general, and Poly (Ether-Ether-Ketone)(PEEK) have emerged as potential
alternatives to conventional osseous implant biomaterials. Due to its distinct advantages …

Wettability-independent bouncing on flat surfaces mediated by thin air films

J De Ruiter, R Lagraauw, D Van Den Ende, F Mugele - Nature physics, 2015 - nature.com
The impingement of drops onto solid surfaces, plays a crucial role in a variety of processes,
including inkjet printing, fog harvesting, anti-icing, dropwise condensation and spray …

Long-lived superhydrophobic surfaces

CH Xue, JZ Ma - Journal of materials chemistry A, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Prolonging the lifetime of superhydrophobic surfaces is required so that the materials can be
used practically. Thus, great efforts have been made in designing surfaces that maintain …

How different are fog collection and dew water harvesting on surfaces with different wetting behaviors?

D Nioras, K Ellinas, V Constantoudis… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the clean water shortage becomes a serious problem for mankind, atmospheric water
harvesting has emerged as a viable solution. Two main approaches to collect water from the …