Contact angle hysteresis is an important physical phenomenon. It is omnipresent in nature
and also plays a crucial role in various industrial processes. Despite its relevance, there is a …

Wettability is a tendency for a liquid to spread on a solid substrate and is generally
measured in terms of the angle (contact angle) between the tangent drawn at the triple point …

There is an increasing demand for natural fibres worldwide due to their renewable and
biodegradable nature. This paper reviews many aspects of natural fibres, focusing on the …

Contact angle methods are widely used to evaluate the wettability of cellulose-based
surfaces and to judge their suitability for different applications. Wettability affects ink …

Rock wettability is a key parameter determining fluids distributions and migrations in
hydrocarbon reservoirs. In shale rocks, the widespread existence of organic matter and the …

Over the past two decades, superhydrophobic surfaces that are easily created have aroused
considerable attention for their superior performances in various applications at room …

Technologies related to hydrophobic coatings have been applied to various industrial items
for droplet formation and removal from solid surfaces. However, for such surfaces, excellent …

Submicrometer-scale periodic structures consisting of parallel grooves were prepared on
azobenzene-containing multiarm star polymer films by laser interference. The wetting …

Superhydrophobic surfaces often incorporate roughness on both micron and nanometer
length scales, although a satisfactory understanding of the role of this hierarchical …

Supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO 2) has been used in shale gas exploitation for efficient
fracturing and the added benefit of CO 2 geo-storage. Many studies have suggested that the …