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Main Authors: Brito, Carolina, Butt, Hans-Jürgen, Giacomello, Alberto
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17853
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author Brito, Carolina
Butt, Hans-Jürgen
Giacomello, Alberto
author_facet Brito, Carolina
Butt, Hans-Jürgen
Giacomello, Alberto
contents Wetting phenomena are widespread in both natural and technological contexts. Despite the well-established nature of this scientific field and our extensive knowledge of its underlying principles, wetting remains a dynamic and vibrant area of study. It continues to pose fundamental questions while offering innovative avenues for controlling these phenomena to develop novel applications. By tailoring the wetting properties of surfaces, researchers and engineers can design materials with specific functionalities, such as self-cleaning surfaces, anti-fog coatings, and enhanced slipperiness. Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in wetting research, owing to the exquisite control achieved in surface topography and chemistry and to the development of novel experimental techniques. Additionally, simulations and theory have played a crucial role in these advancements. They provid the fundamental knowledge and quantitative tools to control wettability and design surfaces with enhanced properties. Given these recent breakthroughs, this special collection Chemical Physics of Controlled Wettability and Super Surfaces becomes particularly timely and significant. It serves as a platform to showcase some of the latest developments in the field of wetting. It highlights the exciting progress and potential applications in controlling wetting properties that are enabled by the synergy between theory, simulations, and experiments.
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Brito, Carolina
Butt, Hans-Jürgen
Giacomello, Alberto
Soft Condensed Matter
Wetting phenomena are widespread in both natural and technological contexts. Despite the well-established nature of this scientific field and our extensive knowledge of its underlying principles, wetting remains a dynamic and vibrant area of study. It continues to pose fundamental questions while offering innovative avenues for controlling these phenomena to develop novel applications. By tailoring the wetting properties of surfaces, researchers and engineers can design materials with specific functionalities, such as self-cleaning surfaces, anti-fog coatings, and enhanced slipperiness. Recent years have witnessed significant advancements in wetting research, owing to the exquisite control achieved in surface topography and chemistry and to the development of novel experimental techniques. Additionally, simulations and theory have played a crucial role in these advancements. They provid the fundamental knowledge and quantitative tools to control wettability and design surfaces with enhanced properties. Given these recent breakthroughs, this special collection Chemical Physics of Controlled Wettability and Super Surfaces becomes particularly timely and significant. It serves as a platform to showcase some of the latest developments in the field of wetting. It highlights the exciting progress and potential applications in controlling wetting properties that are enabled by the synergy between theory, simulations, and experiments.
title Chemical Physics of Controlled Wettability and Super Surfaces
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.17853