Study on the structure-activity relationship between oil dewetting self-cleaning and surface morphology for crude oil pollution treatment and crude oil/water separation

Q Chen, T Wang, L Tang, Z Zeng, B Zhu - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oil dewetting self-cleaning performance is the most effective method to solve viscous oil
pollution. The surface composition has a positive correlation with the property, and oil …

Laser com-texture on Ti6Al4V surface for lubricant transportation to improve tribological properties

Q Liu, AN Kouediatouka, S Jiang… - Journal of …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Artificial joint materials often wear out due to poor lubrication, affecting their service life. A
compound texture (com-texture) was prepared, to improve the spreading of lubricant at the …

Spontaneous spreading of nanodroplets on partially wetting surfaces with continuous grooves: Synergy of imbibition and capillary condensation

KC Chu, HK Tsao, YJ Sheng - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The wetting behavior of nanodroplets deposited on hydrophilic textured surfaces with
discontinuous and continuous grooves was investigated by many-body dissipative particle …

Viscous liquid–liquid wetting and dewetting of textured surfaces

X Hu, Z Wang, DJ Hwang, CE Colosqui, T Cubaud - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We experimentally investigate the spreading and receding behavior of small water droplets
immersed in viscous oils on grid-patterned surfaces using synchronized bottom and profile …

Droplet characteristics at the maximum adhesion on curved surfaces

Z Zhu, Y Jiang, D Wang, W Yin, JW Drelich - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
For applications involving droplet detachment from solid surfaces, it is vital to study the
droplet characteristics (eg, contact angle and base width) when the droplet is experiencing …

Structure–Activity Relationship between the Superhydrophilic Nanowire Structure and the Oil Dewetting Property

L Tang, T Wang, Z Zeng - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Materials require specific surface structures to achieve the best performance, but achieving
an optimal structural design requires a systematic study of how structure affects …

Prediction of Droplet Sliding on the Continuity of the Three-Phase Contact Line

J Qiu, S Chen, Y Di, H Wang, L Lan, L Wang - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Many animals and plants have evolved wonderful hydrophobic abilities to adapt to the
complex climate environment. The microstructure design of a superhydrophobic surface …

Adhesion force measurement of the solid-liquid interface

P Jain - 2022 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Wetting is the process where solid surfaces attempt to create a common interface when they
come in contact with the liquid droplets. To characterize the wetting and spreading between …