[HTML][HTML] Emulsion characterization via microfluidic devices: A review on interfacial tension and stability to coalescence
Emulsions have gained significant importance in many industries including foods,
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health care formulations, paints, polymer blends and oils …
pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health care formulations, paints, polymer blends and oils …
Liquid-vapor phase-change heat transfer on functionalized nanowired surfaces and beyond
Liquid-vapor phase-change processes have been widely exploited in industrial applications
including power generation, water processing and harvesting, cooling/refrigeration and …
including power generation, water processing and harvesting, cooling/refrigeration and …
Review of silicone surface modification techniques and coatings for antibacterial/antimicrobial applications to improve breast implant surfaces
M Lam, V Migonney, C Falentin-Daudre - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicone implants are widely used in the medical field for plastic or reconstructive surgeries
for the purpose of soft tissue issues. However, as with any implanted object, healthcare …
for the purpose of soft tissue issues. However, as with any implanted object, healthcare …
Advances in surface modifications of the silicone breast implant and impact on its biocompatibility and biointegration
Silicone breast implants are commonly used for cosmetic and oncologic surgical indications
owing to their inertness and being nontoxic. However, complications including capsular …
owing to their inertness and being nontoxic. However, complications including capsular …
Rapid, simple, and cost-effective treatments to achieve long-term hydrophilic PDMS surfaces
S Hemmilä, JV Cauich-Rodríguez, J Kreutzer… - Applied Surface …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper describes rapid, simple, and cost-effective treatments for producing
biocompatible and long-term hydrophilic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces identified in …
biocompatible and long-term hydrophilic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces identified in …
Effect of wettability and surface roughness on the adhesion properties of collagen on PDMS films treated by capacitively coupled oxygen plasma
Direct chemical bonding of biomolecules to the surface of chemically inert polymers such as
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is not easily achieved. Therefore, pre-activation of such …
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is not easily achieved. Therefore, pre-activation of such …
PDMS surface modification using atmospheric pressure plasma
HT Kim, OC Jeong - Microelectronic engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
We report an experimental study of the surface modification of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
by atmospheric pressure plasma (APP). The contact angle of a water droplet, scanning …
by atmospheric pressure plasma (APP). The contact angle of a water droplet, scanning …
[KNIHA][B] The physics of dew, breath figures and dropwise condensation
D Beysens - 2022 - Springer
My interest in dew and Breath Figures (BFs, the pattern that forms on a cold surface when
breathing) started long ago when I was intrigued to see a ring around a streetlight from the …
breathing) started long ago when I was intrigued to see a ring around a streetlight from the …
Adsorption of proteins to thin-films of PDMS and its effect on the adhesion of human endothelial cells
This paper describes a simple and inexpensive procedure to produce thin-films of poly
(dimethylsiloxane). Such films were characterized by a variety of techniques (ellipsometry …
(dimethylsiloxane). Such films were characterized by a variety of techniques (ellipsometry …
Integration of functional materials and surface modification for polymeric microfluidic systems
The opportunity for the commercialization of microfluidic systems has surged over the recent
decade, primarily for medical and the life science applications. This positive development …
decade, primarily for medical and the life science applications. This positive development …