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Thermodynamic Foundations of Wetting and Capillary Phenomena

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In the third part of the book, we investigate the phenomenon of self-cleaning and nonadhesive surfaces, i.e., the ability of a surface to repel water, organic liquids, and various types of contaminants, including solid, soft, liquid, and organic, as well as microorganisms. This ability is usually a result of the interplay of surface roughness, coating, micro- and nanostructure, capillary effects, surface energy, and adhesive and chemical properties. The central theme of self-cleaning research is the reduction of adhesion between a liquid and a solid. This involves the reduction of adhesion with the contaminant itself (e.g., with an organic liquid) as well as with water, which washes away contaminants when repelled from a solid surface. Three main approaches to self-cleaning involve (1) the Lotus effect (defined as surface roughness-induced superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning), (2) deposition of a superhydrophilic titanium dioxide (titania) film, and (3) underwater oleophobicity.

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