Offshore oil spills and the discharge of oily effluents are not only damaging the economy but
also disturbs our aquatic and biotic environment. Since, the discovery of super-wetting …

Nowadays, superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted a lot of interest because of the wide
range of applications in industries. These surfaces can significantly reduce the drag force …

Recently, there have been numerous deadly gas and oil pipeline explosions in the United
States, resulting in extensive investigations based on corrosion and aged foundations …

Superhydrophobic surface can effectively reduce the pressure drag of the falling sphere,
which grants it potential application prospects in drag reduction of underwater vehicle …

Coatings with high transmittance and superhydrophilicity play an outstanding role in many
practical applications such as antifogging, antifouling, self-cleaning, etc. The durability …

In this work, we show the unique wettability properties of TiO 2 thin films deposited by e-
beam evaporation on glass and treated at 500° C. The deposited materials exhibited …

The hydrogel is a novel material with drag-reducing ability, which has great potential to be
applied in marine applications. In this paper, a series of superhydrophilic hydrogels were …

This research investigates the impact of the surrounding environment on the characteristics
of copper, nickel and tin during nanosecond laser processing. By comparing the results of …

Reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RB-SiC) is a composite ceramic that comprises of hard
SiC grains and brittle Si matrix. Surface texture with well machining qualities, in particular, is …

The hydrophilicity induced by micro–nano-structured surface has aroused great attention for
promising applications. In this work, the temperature-dependent surface wettability with …