Stainless steel has become an integral part of modern engineering materials and daily life
due to its mechanical efficiency, strength, recyclability, high resistance to oxidation and …

Wetting condition of micro/nanostructured surface has received tremendous attention due to
the potential applications in commercial, industrial, and military areas. Surfaces with extreme …

A transparent film integrating antifouling, antifogging, and antibacterial properties is crucial
for its application as a protective mask, goggles, or lens. Herein, applying dynamic injection …

Superhydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) surfaces with accurately and continuously
tunable water adhesion were fabricated by a simple and rapid method of picosecond (ps) …

In this study, novel carbon fiber/epoxy (CF/EP) composites with anti-icing properties were
made using a combination of octadecylamine modification and hard templating. First, the …

Al 2 O 3/Al 2 O 3 ceramic matrix composites are candidate materials for high-temperature
applications such as gas turbines. As water vapor corrosion of Al 2 O 3/Al 2 O 3-CMC …

We report a procedure for fabricating superhydrophobic carbides with femtosecond laser-
assisted carburization of metals, semiconductors, and oxides from waste plastics. To form a …

The alterations of wettability on metallic nickel surface by sub-nanosecond laser (1 ns, 1064
nm) induced surface modification was investigated. An approximate linear relation between …

SiC ceramics possesses a variety of superior functionalities and controlling its surface
wettability can be important for specific applications. In this work, laser-based …

Hydrophobic coating of silica nanoparticles was deposited on the glass substrate by sol-gel
method. Silica sol treated with HMDS was coated on the glass substrate by using dip coating …