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Although understanding the wetting behavior of solid surfaces is crucial for numerous engineering applications, the mechanisms driving the motion of Wenzel drops on rough surfaces remain incompletely clarified. In this study, the contact angle and contact angle hysteresis of Wenzel drops on superhydrophobic surfaces are investigated from a thermodynamic perspective. The free energy of the system is theoretically analyzed, thereby determining the equilibrium contact angle.
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The wetting transition behaviors of polymeric droplets on microcavity surfaces are familiar and play a vital role in micromanufacturing, microfluidics, and printing industries. Despite previous research indicating that microcavity surfaces can precisely control the droplet wetting state, the understanding of the complex effects of droplet spreading, surface morphology, and property of polymeric droplet on wetting transitions remains incomplete. The air-liquid interfaces (ALIs) typically arise from the entrapped air beneath the droplet on microcavity surfaces, adopting a metastable wetting state caused by either bubble escape or dissolution.
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Understanding interfacial behavior at the water/silicone elastomer interface is vital in many applications, including microfluidics, antibiofouling, and self-cleaning surfaces. Silicone elastomers are not always static systems, however. Unreacted silicone molecules within a substrate may change the water-wetting behavior compared to fully reacted substrates.
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Epidemiological studies show that the care of patients in rooms with a previous stay by a person with evidence of multi-resistant pathogens (MRP) is associated with an increased risk of these pathogens occurring. The question therefore regularly arises as to whether MRP also exhibit resistance to the disinfectants used. To date, there are no standardised definitions for "resistance" to disinfectants.
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The crucial role of zwitterionic phosphatidylcholines (PC) within mucus gel is essential for maintaining intestinal homeostasis, while the underlying mechanism remains incompletely understood. Herein, we compared the dynamic interfacial adsorption behavior of saturated dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) and unsaturated dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) to intestinal mucin and their impact on the intestinal mucus barrier function. Results of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation showed that the highly surface-hydrated DPPC vesicles exhibited significantly faster and more extensive adsorption to purified intestinal mucin than the slightly surface-hydrated DOPC vesicles.
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