Durability of submerged hydrophobic surfaces

SM Varughese, N Bhandaru - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces have gained wide popularity due to their
potential in various areas such as in self-cleaning and anti-fouling materials, drag reduction …

Phase separation and dewetting of polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) thin films on flat and patterned substrates

P Dhara, R Mukherjee - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The morphology, phase separation, instability and dewetting of Polymer dispersed liquid
crystal (PDLC) thin film comprising of nematic liquid crystal, 4-n-pentyl-4ʹ-cyanobiphenyl …

Hydrophobic recovery of cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane films and its consequence in soft nano patterning

N Bhandaru, N Agrawal, M Banik, R Mukherjee… - Bulletin of Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films and surfaces obtained by thermal cross-
linking of commercially available Sylgard 184 are widely utilized in many areas of science …

Directed ordering of phase separated domains and dewetting of thin polymer blend films on a topographically patterned substrate

N Bhandaru, A Karim, R Mukherjee - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Substrate pattern guided self-organization of ultrathin and confined polymeric films on a
topographically patterned substrate is a useful approach for obtaining ordered meso and …

Capillary force lithography pattern-directed self-assembly (CFL-PDSA) of phase-separating polymer blend thin films

X Liu, N Bhandaru, M Banik, X Wang, AM Al-Enizi… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report capillary force lithography pattern-directed self-assembly (CFL-PDSA), a facile
technique for patterning immiscible polymer blend films of polystyrene (PS)/poly (methyl …

Ordered to isotropic morphology transition in pattern-directed dewetting of polymer thin films on substrates with different feature heights

S Roy, R Mukherjee - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2012 - ACS Publications
Controlled dewetting of a thin polymer film on a topographically patterned substrate is an
interesting approach for aligning isotropic dewetted structures. In this article, we investigate …

Control of morphology in pattern directed dewetting of a thin polymer bilayer

S Roy, D Biswas, N Salunke, A Das, P Vutukuri… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We report the dewetting of a thin polymer bilayer on a low surface energy topographically
patterned substrate with grating geometry. The bilayer, comprising of a polystyrene (PS) top …

Nano-patterned honey incorporated silk fibroin membranes for improving cellular compatibility

M Rajput, N Bhandaru, A Barui, A Chaudhary… - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The desirable properties of a matrix for tissue engineering applications appears to shift from
a minimal model of supporting cell growth to a more inclusive role as a matrix to trigger the …

Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity of polyethylene glycol coupled zinc oxide–chemically converted graphene nanocomposite on human OAW42 ovarian …

A Naskar, S Bera, R Bhattacharya… - Polymers for …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Present work reports for the first time on successful synthesis of polyethylene glycol (PEG)
coupled ZnO–chemically converted graphene (CCG) nanocomposites (ZGP) as well as …

Sol–gel based simonkolleite nanopetals with SnO 2 nanoparticles in graphite-like amorphous carbon as an efficient and reusable photocatalyst

M Pal, S Bera, S Jana - RSC advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a new sol–gel nanocomposite (STC) having simonkolleite nanopetals (SC) and
quasi-spherical tin oxide (SO) nanoparticles embedded in graphite-like amorphous carbon …