Some innovative surface texturing techniques for tribological purposes

HL Costa, IM Hutchings - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper reviews methods for texturing surfaces for tribological applications and presents
some innovative methods that could make surface texturing more cost-effective. Possible …

Recent advancements in optical microstructure fabrication through glass molding process

T Zhou, X Liu, Z Liang, Y Liu, J Xie, X Wang - Frontiers of Mechanical …, 2017 - Springer
Optical microstructures are increasingly applied in several fields, such as optical systems,
precision measurement, and microfluid chips. Microstructures include microgrooves …

Advances in engineered surfaces for functional performance

AAG Bruzzone, HL Costa, PM Lonardo, DA Lucca - CIRP annals, 2008 - Elsevier
Surface phenomena play a decisive role in the behaviour of engineering parts; their
understanding and control are fundamental to the development of many advanced fields …

Microlubrication effect by laser-textured steel surfaces

P Andersson, J Koskinen, S Varjus, Y Gerbig, H Haefke… - Wear, 2007 - Elsevier
The beneficial effect on lubrication achieved through microtexturing of sliding surfaces by
laser ablation and polishing was investigated. The investigation was based on two …

Nanodroplets deposited in microarrays by femtosecond Ti: sapphire laser-induced forward transfer

DP Banks, C Grivas, JD Mills, RW Eason… - Applied physics …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The authors present the deposition of nanoscale droplets of Cr using femtosecond Ti:
sapphire laser-induced forward transfer. Deposits around 300 nm in diameter, significantly …

Functional surfaces for tribological applications: inspiration and design

HA Abdel-Aal - Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Surface texturing has been recognized as a method for enhancing the tribological properties
of surfaces for many years. Adding a controlled texture to one of two faces in relative motion …

Optical manipulation: from fluid to solid domains

Q Jia, W Lyu, W Yan, W Tang, J Lu, M Qiu - Photonics Insights, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Light carries energy and momentum, laying the physical foundation of optical manipulation
that has facilitated advances in myriad scientific disciplines, ranging from biochemistry and …

Time-resolved shadowgraph imaging of femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer of solid materials

M Feinaeugle, AP Alloncle, P Delaporte, CL Sones… - Applied surface …, 2012 - Elsevier
The transfer of solid phase material by femtosecond laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) at
atmospheric pressure by a time-resolved shadowgraph technique is studied. The influence …

Fabrication of phase-change chalcogenide Ge2Sb2Te5 patterns by laser-induced forward transfer

ML Tseng, BH Chen, CH Chu, CM Chang, WC Lin… - Optics …, 2011 - opg.optica.org
Femtosecond laser pulses are focused on a thin film of Ge_2Sb_2Te_5 phase-change
material, and the transfer of the illuminated material to a nearby substrate is investigated …

Optimization study of the femtosecond laser-induced forward-transfer process with thin aluminum films

S Bera, AJ Sabbah, JM Yarbrough, CG Allen… - Applied …, 2007 - opg.optica.org
The parameters for an effective laser-induced forward-transfer (LIFT) process of aluminum
thin films using a femtosecond laser are studied. Deposited feature size as a function of …