...Saltanat Sabyrkhanova; Nilay Ork Efendioglu Natural oils have recently emerged as sustainable alternatives to synthetic fatliquors for improving the performance and environmental profile of leather. In this study, the surface, mechanical, and structural properties of chrome-tanned cattle leather...

... the silk surface. The study reveals that the D5 medium significantly regulates solute distribution behavior, inducing a pronounced unidirectional migration tendency of GO within the D5-water-fibre three-phase system. This enables high adsorption capacity and conductivity under minimal water conditions...

...Yuanyuan Liu; Yaping Tian; Si Chen; Lulu Qu; Ran Xu; Xinming Nie In response to the difficulty of adsorbing 3,4-Benzo(a)pyrene (3,4-Bap) molecules onto the surface of precious metal substrates due to their hydrophobicity, a surface-enhanced Raman scattering ( SERS ) substrate (SD@AuNPs substrate...

... low, with notable photofading in sunlight-exposed samples. Mechanical tests and scanning electron microscopy revealed that PSA/DB displayed better resistance to UV-induced degradation, maintaining greater strength and showing less surface damage compared with PSA/DR and PSA/DV. X-ray photoelectron...

...Zilun Tang, PhD; Qiuping Su, MSc; Dingshu Xiao, PhD; Jianyu Wu, PhD; Jianpeng Li, PhD; Hongping Liang, PhD; Xianfeng Li, MSc; Guiqiang Diao, PhD In this work, MXene and Ag nanoparticle (Ag NP)–decorated aligned Ag nanowires (Ag NWs) are applied to achieve surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS...

... nature and optical transparency. They serve as crucial tools in retinal detachment surgery, acting as both intraoperative aids and short-term tamponade agents. However, the interactions between PFCLs and the retinal surface are not fully understood, limiting insights into potential complications...

...Qiang Li; Songyong Liu; Qingyang Wang; Yan Wang Different forming directions have significant impact on surface quality in additive manufacturing. This study is aimed at exploring how different forming directions influence surface quality in additive manufacturing (AM). First, experiments were...

... in a timely manner. Bacteria that develop on its surface might pose a health concern, making AF with antibacterial properties extremely desirable. There have been a number of antibacterial treatments for AF to develop protection against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The in situ treatment of AF...

...Feng Chen, MSc; Zhihai Jia, PhD; Yong Deng, MSc The coalescence characteristics of two vibrated droplets at a certain distance on a microstructured surface with gradient wettability are investigated using a high-speed camera in this work. The results show that the volume ratio of the two droplets...

.... Specially, the modification of existing catalysts for two-electron oxygen reduction reaction through surface/interface engineering has huge potential to enhance further the catalytic performance of the catalysts. Moreover, a detailed overview on the research progress of carbon-based electrocatalysts through...

... and corrosion resistance. The structural, surface roughness and wettability behavior of the PDMS/titanium dioxide superhydrophobic coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements. The results showed...

... of this review is the antibiofouling properties of sharkskin-patterned surfaces prepared through biomimicked and bioinspired approaches in healthcare applications. f_D depressed surface fraction r Wenzel (1936) roughness factor In most animals, the skin is known...

...–3.8TiO₂ is regarded as the most stable electrode. The results showed that the inclusion of cobalt (Co) in Ni–xCo–yTiO₂ significantly lowered the corrosion rate of the investigated composites. The surface examination revealed the presence of several material constituents...

...Yaping Tian; Xinming Nie; Xun Wang; Zhengyi Chen; Si Chen; Shasha Lv; Shoufeng Tang There are two main challenges in completing surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) detection. One is the small Raman scattering cross-section of methanol, and the other is the derivatization strategy. They were...

... single crystal structure with a smooth and clean surface. With the increase of annealing temperature and time, the Cu nanowires were oxidised gradually in dry oxygen and the crystal phase of Cu nanowires underwent the evolution of Cu (111)→Cu₂O (111)→CuO (−111)+(111). Furthermore, when...

...Jiliang Cao, PhD; Xinyi Guan, ME; Yan Wang, ME; Licong Xu, ME In this work, graphene oxide (GO) is printed on the surface of polyester fabric, and conductive polyester fabrics are prepared through the hot-pressing reduction method. The influence of GO concentration, hot-pressing temperature and hot...

.... (corresponding author: nijian_nankai@163.com) 07 02 2020 31 03 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2021 solar cells surface thin films d thickness of the liquid film k thermal diffusivity Ma Marangoni effect γ surface...

... studying the change in energy barrier, it was found that the binding of cobalt and nickel on the surface of 1T-MoS₂ is an energy absorption process, which causes the reaction barrier to become higher. With the increase in the proportion of cobalt and nickel, the reaction barrier increases...

...Edward Bormashenko, PhD Leidenfrost droplets are non-stick droplets, rapidly self-propelling above the hot surface. Leidenfrost effect is a phenomenon in which a liquid, in close contact with a mass significantly hotter than the liquid's boiling point, produces an insulating vapor layer which keeps...

... reserved 2018 magnetic properties surface wetting B_z vertical component of the magnetic field F_dr driving force F_visc viscous force h separation of the magnet from the liquid surface...