Investigating and biomimicking the surface wetting behaviors of ginkgo leaf

Soft Matter ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (44) ◽  
pp. 8800-8803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaijun Pan ◽  
Rui Guo ◽  
Weijian Xu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Wetting Behaviors ◽  
Ginkgo Leaf

scholarly journals Roles of chemistry modification for laser textured metal alloys to achieve extreme surface wetting behaviors

2020 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 108744 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avik Samanta ◽  
Qinghua Wang ◽  
Scott K. Shaw ◽  
Hongtao Ding
Keyword(s):  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Extreme Surface ◽  
Wetting Behaviors

scholarly journals Surface Wetting and Energy Properties of Cellulose Acetate, Polyester and Polypropylene Fibers

1999 ◽  
Vol os-8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1558925099OS-80
Author(s):  
Bhupender S. Gupta ◽  
Hyun Suk Whang
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Acetate ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Work Of Adhesion ◽  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fiber Size ◽  
Receding Contact ◽  
Sectional Shape ◽  
Wetting Behaviors ◽  
Wetting Force

Using a dynamic wetting force device, involving a sensitive Wilhelmy balance, surface wetting behaviors of polyester, polypropylene, and cellulose acetate fibers, the last two in several different sizes and cross-sectional shapes, were examined. Assessed were the values of the advancing and the receding contact angles and the work of adhesion with water as the fluid. Conducting tests with deionized water and methylene iodide allowed us to assess the value of the total surface energy along with the values of the polar and the dispersion components of it. In a limited number of tests, the surface properties of polyester and polypropylene films were also determined and compared with those of the fibers. The results generally showed that the energy was largely dispersive, hysteresis in contact angles was low, and while the fiber size and cross-sectional shape did not influence the contact angles or the energy, the surface roughness and crystallinity played significant roles.

scholarly journals Study on contact angles and surface energy of MXene films

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 5512-5520
Author(s):  
Hang Zhou ◽  
Fuqiang Wang ◽  
Yuwei Wang ◽  
Changping Li ◽  
Changrui Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Wetting Behaviors

This work sheds light on the process- and time-dependent wetting behaviors and surface energy of MXene films.

scholarly journals Concentric annular liquid–liquid phase separation for flow chemistry and continuous processing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Harding ◽  
Bin Feng ◽  
Rafael Lopez-Rodriguez ◽  
Heather O'Connor ◽  
Denis Dowling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Flow Chemistry ◽  
Continuous Processing ◽  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Tubular Membrane ◽  
Annular Channels ◽  
Phase Separator ◽  
Liquid Liquid Phase Separation

A low-cost, modular, robust, and easily customisable continuous liquid–liquid phase separator has been developed that uses a tubular membrane and annular channels to allow high fluidic throughputs while maintaining rapid, surface wetting dominated, phase separation.

Effects of Particles Size of Nanosilica on Properties of Polybenzoxazine Nanocomposites

2015 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 394-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nutthaphon Liawthanyarat ◽  
Sarawut Rimdusit
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Silica Nanoparticles ◽  
Primary Particle ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Barrier Effect ◽  
Degradation Temperature ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Wetting Behaviors ◽  
Composite Samples

Polybenzoxazine nanocomposites filled with three different sizes of silica nanoparticles are investigated for their mechanical and thermal properties. In this research, silica nanoparticles with primary particle sizes of 7, 14 and 40 nm were incorporated in polybenzoxazine matrix at a fixed content of 3% by weight. From the experimental results, the storage modulus of the polybenzoxazine nanocomposite was found to systematically increase with decreasing the particle sizes of nanosilica suggesting better reinforcement of the smaller particles. Glass transition temperature was found to slightly increase with the addition of the silica nanoparticles. The uniformity of the composite samples were also evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis to show good dispersion of the silica nanoparticles in the composite samples as a result of high processability of the benzoxazine resin used i.e. low A-stage viscosity with good wetting behaviors. Degradation temperature at 5% weight loss (Td,5) of polybenzoxazine nanocomposites filled with different particle sizes of silica nanoparticles was found to increase from the value of 325 °C of the neat polybenzoxazine to the maximum value of about 340 °C with an addition of the nanosilica of the smallest particle size used. Finally, the smaller nanosilica particle size was also found to show more pronounced effect on Td,5enhancement of the composite samples as a result of greater barrier effect from larger surface area of the smaller particles.

Three-Dimensional Compatible Sacrificial Nanoimprint Lithography for Tuning the Wettability of Thermoplastic Materials

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Molla Hasan ◽  
Imrhankhan Shajahan ◽  
Manesh Gopinadhan ◽  
Jittisa Ketkaew ◽  
Aaron Anesgart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nanoimprint Lithography ◽  
Characteristic Length ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomer ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Chemical Surface ◽  
Patterned Surface ◽  
Elastomeric Material ◽  
Hydrophilicity And Hydrophobicity

We report the tuning of surface wetting through sacrificial nanoimprint lithography (SNIL). In this process, grown ZnO nanomaterials are transferred by imprint into a metallic glass (MG) and an elastomeric material, and then etched to impart controlled surface roughness. This process increases the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of both surfaces, the Pt57.5Cu14.7Ni5.3P22.5 MG and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), respectively. The growth conditions of the ZnO change the characteristic length scale of the roughness, which in turn alters the properties of the patterned surface. The novelty of this approach includes reusability of templates and that it is able to create superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic surfaces in a manner compatible with the fabrication of macroscopic three-dimensional (3D) parts. Because the wettability is achieved by only modifying topography, without using any chemical surface modifiers, the prepared surfaces are relatively more durable.

scholarly journals Creation of Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Surfaces on ABS Employing a Nanosecond Laser

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Lavieja ◽  
Luis Oriol ◽  
José-Ignacio Peña
Keyword(s):  
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Green Laser ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Material Surface ◽  
Nanosecond Laser ◽  
Focal Position ◽  
Superhydrophilic Surface ◽  
Wetting Behaviors ◽  
Superhydrophilic Surfaces

A nanosecond green laser was employed to obtain both superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces on a white commercial acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (ABS). These wetting behaviors were directly related to a laser-induced superficial modification. A predefined pattern was not produced by the laser, rather, the entire surface was covered with laser pulses at 1200 DPI by placing the sample at different positions along the focal axis. The changes were related to the laser fluence used in each case. The highest fluence, on the focal position, induced a drastic heating of the material surface, and this enabled the melted material to flow, thus leading to an almost flat superhydrophilic surface. By contrast, the use of a lower fluence by placing the sample 0.8 µm out of the focal position led to a poor material flow and a fast cooling that froze in a rugged superhydrophobic surface. Contact angles higher than 150° and roll angles of less than 10° were obtained. These wetting behaviors were stable over time.

scholarly journals Capillary transfer of soft films

2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (10) ◽  
pp. 5210-5216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Zhang ◽  
Mengtian Yin ◽  
Yongmin Baek ◽  
Kyusang Lee ◽  
Giovanni Zangari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Computational Analysis ◽  
Liquid Surface ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Dynamic Contact ◽  
Surface Wetting ◽  
Motion Direction ◽  
Wetting Properties ◽  
Geometric Patterns ◽  
Solid Substrates

Existing transfer technologies in the construction of film-based electronics and devices are deeply established in the framework of native solid substrates. Here, we report a capillary approach that enables a fast, robust, and reliable transfer of soft films from liquid in a defect-free manner. This capillary transfer is underpinned by the transfer front of dynamic contact among receiver substrate, liquid, and film, and can be well controlled by a selectable motion direction of receiver substrates at a high speed. We demonstrate in extensive experiments, together with theoretical models and computational analysis, the robust capabilities of the capillary transfer using a versatile set of soft films with a broad material diversity of both film and liquid, surface-wetting properties, and complex geometric patterns of soft films onto various solid substrates in a deterministic manner.

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