Liquid marbles: topical context within soft matter and recent progress
The study of particle stabilized interfaces has a long history in terms of emulsions, foams and
related dry powders. The same underlying interfacial energy principles also allow …
related dry powders. The same underlying interfacial energy principles also allow …
Understanding the mechanisms of soil water repellency from nanoscale to ecosystem scale: a review
Purpose Soil water repellency (SWR) can interrupt water infiltration that may decline plant
growth and potentially trigger soil erosion. Until now research has been mainly focused on …
growth and potentially trigger soil erosion. Until now research has been mainly focused on …
Linking hydrophobicity of biochar to the water repellency and water holding capacity of biochar-amended soil
J Mao, K Zhang, B Chen - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar addition to soil may change the hydrophobicity of amended soil and influence soil
hydraulic properties. Soil hydrophobicity, ie soil water repellency (SWR) can interrupt water …
hydraulic properties. Soil hydrophobicity, ie soil water repellency (SWR) can interrupt water …
The impact of soil water repellency and slope upon runoff and erosion
Soil water repellency (SWR) increases the amount of runoff and erosion from soils. Previous
experiments on water-repellent soils had shown intricate runoff movement and high rates of …
experiments on water-repellent soils had shown intricate runoff movement and high rates of …
Surface tension and viscosity dependence of slip length over irregularly structured superhydrophobic surfaces
A comprehensive understanding of the slip phenomenon on liquid/solid interfaces is
essential for multiple real-world applications of superhydrophobic materials, especially …
essential for multiple real-world applications of superhydrophobic materials, especially …
Capillarity: revisiting the fundamentals of liquid marbles
Liquid marble, an emerging platform for digital microfluidics, has shown its potential in
biomedical applications, cosmetics, and chemical industries. Recently, the manipulation and …
biomedical applications, cosmetics, and chemical industries. Recently, the manipulation and …
Effects of hydrophobicity on splash erosion of model soil particles by a single water drop impact
Raindrop impact can be a major contributor to particle mobilization for soils and other
granular materials. In previous work, water repellent soils, comprised of hydrophobic …
granular materials. In previous work, water repellent soils, comprised of hydrophobic …
[HTML][HTML] Wetting transitions on superhydrophobic auxetic metamaterials
Superhydrophobicity plays a pivotal role in numerous applications. Recently, we have
demonstrated the potential of auxetic metamaterials in creating superhydrophobic materials …
demonstrated the potential of auxetic metamaterials in creating superhydrophobic materials …
Influence of the wetting angle on capillary forces in pressure infiltration
A Léger, L Weber, A Mortensen - Acta Materialia, 2015 - Elsevier
This work probes the influence of wetting on pressure infiltration. Pressure/saturation curves
for the infiltration of packed F1000 angular alumina particle preforms by liquid Cu–Al and Sn …
for the infiltration of packed F1000 angular alumina particle preforms by liquid Cu–Al and Sn …
Soil-water contact angle as affected by the aqueous electrolyte concentration
DAL Leelamanie, J Karube - Soil science and plant nutrition, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Electrolyte concentration changes the surface tension of the water-air interface, which is
expected to affect the solid-water contact angle. In the present study, we focused on …
expected to affect the solid-water contact angle. In the present study, we focused on …