Surface tension-driven self-alignment is a passive and highly-accurate positioning
mechanism that can significantly simplify and enhance the construction of advanced …

The wettability of black silicon (BSi) layers fabricated by reactive ion etching (RIE), metal‐
assisted chemical etching (MACE), and laser‐induced etching (LIE) techniques is studied …

Patterned and layered hydrophilic/phobic coatings were deposited on multiple surfaces
using nonfluorinated precursors (AA, acrylic acid; PMA, propargyl methacrylate) with an …

Superhydrophobic surfaces are essential in various industries such as textiles, aviation,
electronics and biomedical devices due to their exceptional water-repellent properties. Black …

Stretchable surfaces with site-selective and degree-controlled wettability are indispensable
for various applications ranging from self-cleaning to droplet manipulation and drag …

In this work, immobilization of the often unwanted filaments in dielectric barrier discharges
(DBD) is achieved and used for one‐step deposition of patterned coatings. By texturing one …

Multifunctional polymer surfaces exhibiting both hydrophilic and hydrophobic functionality
were created using self-organized plasma “streamer” microdischarges occurring in …

Wetting plays a key role in everyday phenomena, from the adhesion of sand particles in
sandcastles to the visibility of windshields of cars under the rain. Of particular interest are the …