The Cassie equation: How it is meant to be used

AJB Milne, A Amirfazli - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
A review of literature shows that the majority of papers cite a potentially incorrect form of the
Cassie and Cassie–Baxter equations to interpret or predict contact angle data. We show that …

Interfacial phenomena and the ocular surface

B Yañez-Soto, MJ Mannis, IR Schwab, JY Li… - The ocular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ocular surface disorders, such as dry eye disease, ocular rosacea, and allergic
conjunctivitis, are a heterogeneous group of diseases that require an interdisciplinary …

Effect of surface roughness on pool boiling heat transfer at a heated surface having moderate wettability

J Kim, S Jun, R Laksnarain, SM You - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of surface roughness on pool boiling heat transfer coefficient and critical heat flux
(CHF) at a copper surface having moderate wettability was studied in saturated water …

Selecting the swimming mechanisms of colloidal particles: bubble propulsion versus self-diffusiophoresis

S Wang, N Wu - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Bubble propulsion and self-diffusiophoresis are two common mechanisms that can drive
autonomous motion of microparticles in hydrogen peroxide. Although microtubular particles …

Anisotropic wetting on microstrips surface fabricated by femtosecond laser

F Chen, D Zhang, Q Yang, X Wang, B Dai, X Li, X Hao… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we present a new method to realize anisotropy by restricting a droplet on an
unstructured Si hydrophobic domain between two superhydrophobic strips fabricated by …

The effect of sharp solid edges on the droplet wettability

Z Wang, K Lin, YP Zhao - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding the role of pinning force in droplet dynamic wetting is of critical importance
for surface science studies. Generally, the pinning force is only related to the surface tension …

Artificial microfluidic skin for in vitro perspiration simulation and testing

L Hou, J Hagen, X Wang, I Papautsky, R Naik… - Lab on a Chip, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
To expedite development of any skin wearable material, product, or device, an artificial
perspiration (sweat) simulator can provide improved ease, cost, control, flexibility, and …

Multicomponent droplet evaporation on chemical micro-patterned surfaces

M He, D Liao, H Qiu - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The evaporation and dynamics of a multicomponent droplet on a heated chemical patterned
surface were presented. Comparing to the evaporation process of a multicomponent droplet …

Tuning static drop friction

A Laroche, A Naga, C Hinduja, AA Sharifi, A Saal… - Droplet, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The friction force opposing the onset of motion of a drop on a solid surface is typically
considered to be a material property for a fixed drop volume on a given surface. However …

Nanojunction effects on water flow in carbon nanotubes

F Ebrahimi, F Ramazani, M Sahimi - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We report on the results of extensive molecular dynamics simulation of water imbibition in
carbon nanotubes (CNTs), connected together by converging or diverging nanojunctions in …