Recovering superhydrophobicity in nanoscale and macroscale surface textures [PDF]
, 2019 Here, we investigate complete drying of hydrophobic cavities in order to elucidate its dependence on the size of confinement, its geometry, and the degree of hydrophobicity. Two complementary theoretical approaches are adopted: a macroscopic one based on
Dietrich, Siegfried +3 more
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Hydrophobically-Modified PEG Hydrogels with Controllable Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Balance [PDF]
Polymers, 2021 This work reports on a novel method to synthesize hydrophobically-modified hydrogels by curing epoxy monomers with amines. The resulting networks contain hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) segments, poly(propylene glycol) (PPG) segments, and C18 alkyl segments.
Bignotti F. +4 more
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50 years of amino acid hydrophobicity scales: revisiting the capacity for peptide classification
Biological ResearchBACKGROUND: Physicochemical properties are frequently analyzed to characterize protein-sequences of known and unknown function. Especially the hydrophobicity of amino acids is often used for structural prediction or for the detection of membrane ...
Stefan Simm +3 more
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Application of hydrophobic fluorinated silicon oxide nanoparticle coating on electrodynamic screen (EDS) films for enhancing self-cleaning function of solar collectors [PDF]
, 2020 Optical surfaces, which are exposed to outdoor environmental conditions, are susceptible to dust deposition. Sunlight incident on the surface of photovoltaic (PV) modules is attenuated by the dust layer accumulation on the front surface of the modules ...
Guo, Yuchun
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Journal of Spectral Imaging, 2017 This study investigates the potential use of attenuated total internal reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FT-IR) imaging, a hyperspectral imaging modality, to investigate molecular level trends in the interaction of water with polymeric surfaces ...
S. Mukherjee +4 more
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Hydrophobicity and Unique Folding of Selected Polymers
, 1998 In suitable environments, proteins, nucleic acids and certain synthetic polymers fold into unique conformations. This work shows that it is possible to construct lattice models of foldable heteropolymers by expressing the energy only in terms of ...
Vendruscolo, Michele
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Evaluation method of hydrophobicity of composite insulators based on improved Mask R-CNN
Diance yu yibiaoTo ensure the safe operation of power system, it is necessary to discriminate the hydrophobicity level online of composite insulators in time. In order to improve the generalization ability of composite insulator hydrophobicity state evaluation model ...
SHENG Fei +5 more
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Super-hydrophobic and super-wetting surfaces: analytical potential? [PDF]
, 2004 Roughening or texturing surfaces provides super-liquid repellent or film forming properties without alteration of the surface chemistry. These surfaces are easy to produce, can amplify wetting properties and can be either "sticky" or "slippy" to liquids.
McHale, Glen +2 more
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γ-ray effects on lipophilic and hydrophobic properties of polypropylene foaming materials
Fushe yanjiu yu fushe gongyi xuebao, 2021 The effects of γ-ray irradiation on the lipophilic and hydrophobic properties of two types of polypropylene (PP) foam materials were systematically studied.
CAI Peijun +4 more
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, 2008 Protein-protein interactions (protein functionalities) are mediated by water, which compacts individual proteins and promotes close and temporarily stable large-area protein-protein interfaces.
A. E. Kister +8 more
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