Enhanced anti-icing properties of branched PDMS coatings with self-regulated surface patterns
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DOI: 10.1007/s11431-019-1482-x
Abstract: Adverse impact of icing, on either infrastructures or facilities, is the great impulsion for seeking anti-icing coatings with high performance. In this work, durable icephobic coatings with self-regulated surface patterns were developed from branched polydimethylsiloxane… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; surface; coatings self; regulated surface ... See more keywords
Unconventional localization prior to wrinkles and controllable surface patterns of film/substrate bilayers through patterned cavities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eml.2018.10.009
Abstract: Abstract Wrinkle formation followed by sharp strain localization is commonly observed in compressed stiff film/soft substrate systems. However, cavities or defects beneath the film may directly trigger the formation of local ridges and then folding… read more here.
Keywords: patterned cavities; surface patterns; surface; film ... See more keywords
Dendritic surface patterns from Bénard-Marangoni instabilities upon evaporation of a reactive ZnO nanofluid droplet: A fractal dimension analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.10.077
Abstract: We present a box counting fractal dimension (FD) analysis of the dendritic patterns obtained under conditions far from equilibrium via rapid evaporation of a sessile drop containing reactive ZnO nanoparticles. These dendrites were manifestations of… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; reactive zno; dimension analysis; nard marangoni ... See more keywords
Modeling and application of anisotropic hyperelasticity of PDMS polymers with surface patterns obtained by additive manufacturing technology.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104412
Abstract: Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymer has been widely used in the biomedical fields because of its bio-compatibility, being used as sensors, medical equipment and tissue implants. The present study aims to synthesize and characterize micro lane-type surface… read more here.
Keywords: pdms polymers; surface patterns; additive manufacturing;
Some unique surface patterns on ignimbrites on Earth: A “bird's eye” view as a guide for planetary mappers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.06.009
Abstract: Abstract Observations of terrestrial analogs are critical to aiding planetary mappers in interpreting surface lithologies on other planets. For instance, the presence of ignimbrites on Mars has been debated for over three decades and is… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; high resolution; surface; unique surface ... See more keywords
Effect of single- and multi-scale surface patterns on the frictional performance of journal bearings – A numerical study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2019.106041
Abstract: Abstract The present study aims at numerically predicting the frictional performance of journal bearings with single- and multi-scale surface patterns considering the real 3D surface topographies after wearing-in in mixed-elastohydrodynamic (mixed-EHL) simulations using a multi-body… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; surface; journal bearings; scale surface ... See more keywords
Multiscale Hierarchical Surface Patterns by Coupling Optical Patterning and Thermal Shrinkage.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c22436
Abstract: Herein, a simple hierarchical surface patterning method is presented by effectively combining buckling instability and azopolymer-based surface relief grating inscription. In this technique, submicron patterns are achieved using azopolymers, whereas the microscale patterns are fabricated… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; thermal shrinkage; surface; hierarchical surface ... See more keywords
Role of Competitive Crystallization Kinetics in the Formation of 2D Platelets with Distinct Coronal Surface Patterns via Seeded Growth.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07962
Abstract: Low dispersity 2D platelet micelles with controllable surface patterns were prepared by seeded-growth/living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) of block copolymer/homopolymer (BCP/HP) blends of poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)-b-poly(2-vinyl pyridine) (PFS-b-P2VP) and PFS. The precise morphology was found to be dependent… read more here.
Keywords: growth; pfs; ratio; surface patterns ... See more keywords
Unique surface patterns emerging during solidification of liquid metal alloys
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DOI: 10.1038/s41565-020-00835-7
Abstract: It is well-understood that during the liquid-to-solid phase transition of alloys, elements segregate in the bulk phase with the formation of microstructures. In contrast, we show here that in a Bi–Ga alloy system, highly ordered… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; patterns emerging; liquid; surface ... See more keywords
Dynamic compression of soft layered materials yields tunable and spatiotemporally evolving surface patterns.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.035002
Abstract: Soft layered systems buckling to form surface patterns has been widely studied under quasistatic loading. Here, we study the dynamic formation of wrinkles in a stiff-film-on-viscoelastic-substrate system as a function of impact velocity. We observe… read more here.
Keywords: dynamic compression; compression soft; layered materials; surface patterns ... See more keywords
Surface Patterns for Drag Modification in Volleyballs
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DOI: 10.3390/app9194007
Abstract: Surface patterns on objects are important in aerodynamics. We show how surface patterns on volleyballs modify their aerodynamic performances. Conventional volleyballs with six panels show different aerodynamic characteristics along transverse and diagonal directions. Interestingly, isotropic… read more here.
Keywords: surface patterns; modification volleyballs; surface; drag modification ... See more keywords