Surface wettability, a property that governs the interaction between the solid and liquid
phases, is central in various biological systems and technological applications. A typical …

Superhydrophobic surfaces with a contact angle (CA) larger than 150° have recently
attracted great interest in both academic research and practical applications due to their …

Ice formation and accretion may hinder the operation of many systems critical to national
infrastructure, including airplanes, power lines, windmills, ships, and telecommunications …

1. BACKGROUND Surface is a very important branch of science that touches all facets of our
daily lives, such as washing, cleaning, writing, painting, etc. Fundamental understanding of …

A new method for the measurement of apparent contact angles at the global energy
minimum on real surfaces has been developed. The method consists of vibrating the …

Comments are made concerning the recent use of adjectives to describe solid surfaces that
exhibit anomalously high water contact angle values. We suggest that the meaning of the …

Colloid and Surface Chemistry is a subject of immense importance and implications both to
our everyday life and numerous industrial sectors, ranging from coatings and materials to …

The self-cleaning property is usually connected to superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) where
the dust particles can be easily removed by the rolling motion of droplets. It seems that …

The acid–base approach to the calculation of solid surface free energy and liquid–liquid
interfacial tensions is a practical example of application of correlation analysis, and thus it is …

Ice adhesion is mainly dictated by surface properties, and water wettability is frequently
correlated with ice adhesion strength. However, these established correlations are limited to …