Contact angle hysteresis is an important physical phenomenon. It is omnipresent in nature
and also plays a crucial role in various industrial processes. Despite its relevance, there is a …

Wettability is a tendency for a liquid to spread on a solid substrate and is generally
measured in terms of the angle (contact angle) between the tangent drawn at the triple point …

There is an increasing demand for natural fibres worldwide due to their renewable and
biodegradable nature. This paper reviews many aspects of natural fibres, focusing on the …

Contact angle methods are widely used to evaluate the wettability of cellulose-based
surfaces and to judge their suitability for different applications. Wettability affects ink …

Rock wettability is a key parameter determining fluids distributions and migrations in
hydrocarbon reservoirs. In shale rocks, the widespread existence of organic matter and the …

Technologies related to hydrophobic coatings have been applied to various industrial items
for droplet formation and removal from solid surfaces. However, for such surfaces, excellent …

Submicrometer-scale periodic structures consisting of parallel grooves were prepared on
azobenzene-containing multiarm star polymer films by laser interference. The wetting …

A dual functional low surface energy coating with polysilazane preceramic precursor is
developed to form a silicon-based polymeric film. The result shows that the lowest surface …

Superhydrophobic surfaces often incorporate roughness on both micron and nanometer
length scales, although a satisfactory understanding of the role of this hierarchical …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have shown promising applications in microfluidic systems as a
result of their water-repellent and low-friction properties over the past decade. Recently …