Surface modification of polymers: methods and applications

SK Nemani, RK Annavarapu… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Low cost, controlled crystallinity, chemical, and mechanical stability enable application of
polymers in energy, water, electronics, and biomedical industries. Recent studies have …

Durable and scalable icephobic surfaces: similarities and distinctions from superhydrophobic surfaces

H Sojoudi, M Wang, ND Boscher, GH McKinley… - Soft matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation, adhesion, and accumulation of ice, snow, frost, glaze, rime, or their mixtures can
cause severe problems for solar panels, wind turbines, aircrafts, heat pumps, power lines …

Hydrate blockage in subsea oil/gas flowlines: Prediction, prevention, and remediation

J Wang, Y Meng, B Han, Z Liu, L Zhang, H Yao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the development of oil and gas resources moving from onshore to offshore, hydrate
blockage issues in subsea flowlines have become increasingly prominent. Hydrate control …

CVD polymers for devices and device fabrication

M Wang, X Wang, P Moni, A Liu, DH Kim… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization directly synthesizes organic thin films on a
substrate from vapor phase reactants. Dielectric, semiconducting, electrically conducting …

Anti-gas hydrate surfaces: perspectives, progress and prospects

F Wang, R Ma, S Xiao, NJ English, J He… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mitigating gas-hydrate formation and the subsequent gas-pipeline plugging is of critical
importance for ensuring both flow assurance and safety in the exploration and transportation …

Polymer thin films and surface modification by chemical vapor deposition: Recent progress

N Chen, DH Kim, P Kovacik, H Sojoudi… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization uses vapor phase monomeric reactants to
synthesize organic thin films directly on substrates. These thin films are desirable as …

Flow assurance issues in deep-water gas well testing and mitigation strategies with respect to gas hydrates deposition in flowlines—A review

AA Olajire - Journal of molecular liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
Gas hydrate formation and deposition in deepwater subsea flowlines has been a major
concern to flow assurance engineers as oil and gas exploration moves towards offshore …

Scalable and durable polymeric icephobic and hydrate-phobic coatings

H Sojoudi, H Arabnejad, A Raiyan, SA Shirazi… - Soft matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Ice formation and accumulation on surfaces can result in severe problems for solar
photovoltaic installations, offshore oil platforms, wind turbines and aircrafts. In addition …

[HTML][HTML] Onion inspired hydrate-phobic surfaces

F Wang, S Xiao, J He, F Ning, R Ma, J He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrate plugging in gas-and oil-production and transport systems has long been a critical
challenge. Traditional hydrate mitigation strategies through applying chemicals and thermal …

Stable wettability control of nanoporous microstructures by iCVD coating of carbon nanotubes

H Sojoudi, S Kim, H Zhao, RK Annavarapu… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Scalable manufacturing of structured materials with engineered nanoporosity is critical for
applications in energy storage devices (ie, batteries and supercapacitors) and in the …