Recent progress in bio-inspired macrostructure array materials with special wettability—from surface engineering to functional applications

Z Lian, J Zhou, W Ren, F Chen, J Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Bio-inspired macrostructure array (MAA, size: submillimeter to millimeter scale) materials
with special wettability (MAAMs-SW) have attracted significant research attention due to their …

Droplet impact dynamics on superhydrophobic surfaces with convex hemispherical shapes

L **ement of droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces has been extensively
studied, the critical role of the air is typically ignored, leading to some paradoxical …

Investigation of the Influence of Machining Parameters and Surface Roughness on the Wettability of the Al6082 Surfaces Produced with WEDM

D Skondras-Giousios, P Karmiris-Obratański, M Jarosz… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is a non-conventional machining technique, capable
of processing any kind of conductive material. Recently, it has been successfully utilized for …

Offset-tool-servo diamond end flycutting multi-layer hierarchical microstructures

G Zhang, S Ma, J Wang, J Jiang, T Luo… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microstructural functional surfaces inspired by nature have been widely applied in the fields
of optics, aerospace, electronics and communication. There function not only originates from …

Multi-objective optimization design and performance evaluation of a novel flexure-based tri-axial servo cutting system

H Yu, J Han, S Li, X Han, Y Liu, J Wang, J Lin - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Micro/nano structured surfaces with sophisticated geometric dimensions and shapes have
broad application prospects in energy, optics and other aspects. However, the flexible …

High-efficient and scalable fabrication of robust superhydrophobic microarrays through maskless electrochemical machining

Z Liu, Z Lian, J Yang, J Xu, Y Tian, H Yu - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic microarrays have shown great promise across various domains such as
droplet manipulation, anti-icing, oil-water separation, and drag reduction. Nevertheless, the …

Electrical discharge micro-texturing using compound tool electrodes for tribological and wettability applications

M Singh, P Tripathi, J Ramkumar - Surface Engineering, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The present work consists of large-area surface texturing through die-sinking electrical
discharge machining (EDM) using compound tool electrodes. The compound tools were …

The influence of submillimeter morphological variations on the wettability of WEDM-fabricated dual-scale roughness aluminum alloy 6082 surfaces

D Skondras-Giousios, P Karmiris-Obratański… - … International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Deriving inspiration from natural hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces, multi-scale
structures were manufactured on AA6082 surfaces via wire electrical discharge machining …

Experimental investigations on the development of hybrid optical surfaces by using ultra-precision machining

KK Prasad, VS Negi, R Sharma, V Mishra… - Machining Science …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Hybrid optical surfaces are gaining attention for system miniaturization and enhanced
optical throughput, but challenges arise in creating precise tool paths for dual profiles with …