AvE4EvA, 2015. – 375 p. – ISBN: 9535122169The words hydro, phobic and philic are derived from Greek and they mean water, fear and adoration respectively. These words are being used to define the interaction of water and other materials. As an example, these words are being used in classification of liquids and solids based on their solubility in water, as well as classification of solid surfaces regarding to their wettability. A lot of surfaces in the nature have Superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties.
For example the wings of a butterfly, leaves of some plants, including cabbage and Indian Cress, have the mentioned properties. The best example is the LOTUS leaf.
Contents
Re-derivation of Young’s Equation, Wenzel Equation, and Cassie-Baxter Equation Based on Energy Minimization
Capillary Bridges — A Tool for Three-Phase Contact Investigation
Solid-Liquid-Solid Interfaces
Adhesive Properties of Metals and Metal Alloys
Plasma Processing for Tailoring the Surface Properties of Polymers
DFT Investigations on the CVD Growth of Graphene
Modern Methods (Without Determining the Contact Angle and Surface Tension) for Estimating the Surface Properties of Materials (Using Video and Computer Technology)
A General-Purpose Multiphase/Multispecies Model to Predict the Spread, Percutaneous Hazard, and Contact Dynamics for Nonporous and Porous Substrates and Membranes
Micro/Nano Hierarchical Super-Lyophobic Surfaces Against Gallium-Based Liquid Metal Alloy
Effect of Certain Ethylene Oxide Heterogeneous Heterobifunctional Acyclic Oligomers (HEHAO) on Wetting
Recent Advances in the Methods for Designing Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Lipid Self-Spreading on Solid Substrates
