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TiO2-coated Hollow Glass Microspheres with Superhydrophobic and High IR-reflective Properties Synthesized by a Soft-chemistry Method
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2017
This manuscript proposes a soft-chemistry method to synthesize superhydrophobic, TiO2-coated hollow glass microspheres (HGM) with high IR-reflective properties.
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Fabricating Superhydrophobic Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications
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2015
Two- and three-dimensional superhydrophobic polymeric materials are prepared by electrospinning or electrospraying biodegradable polymers blended with a lower surface energy polymer of similar composition.
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Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Metal Surfaces for Anti-Icing Applications
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2018
We illustrate several methodologies to produce superhydrophobic metal surfaces and to explore their durability and anti-icing properties.
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Identification of Kinase-substrate Pairs Using High Throughput Screening
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2015
Protein phosphorylation is a central feature of how cells interpret and respond to information in their extracellular milieu. Here, we present a high throughput screening protocol using kinases purified from mammalian cells to rapidly identify kinases that phosphorylate a substrate(s) of interest.
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Substrate Oxidation Assay in Cultured Cells: An In Vitro Assay to Quantify Substrate Oxidation in Cells by Measuring Radioactive Signals from Trapped CO2
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2025
This video demonstrates a quantification technique for CO2 released during substrate oxidation using 14C-radiolabeled substrates. The released 14CO2 is trapped in an alkaline solution and quantified by a scintillation counter. The oxidation of different substrates varies between tissues and reflects the pathophysiological condition of the tissue.
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Microscale and nanoscale roughness can trap air beneath a water droplet, supporting a Cassie-Baxter state rather than allowing water to fully contact the solid. This reduced contact helps droplets bead and move with minimal adhesion. Maintaining that air-containing interface is therefore central to achieving water repellency and enabling effects such as self-cleaning or droplet transport.
Low-surface-energy chemistry reduces the tendency of water to adhere, while hierarchical roughness helps preserve air beneath the droplet. Either feature alone may not provide the intended performance described for these substrates. Their combination determines whether droplets remain mobile and whether the surface can deliver reduced liquid adhesion, self-cleaning behavior, or other engineering functions.
Performance depends on surface texture, chemical composition, mechanical durability, and environmental conditions. Damage to the micro- or nanoscale structure, changes in the surface chemistry, or exposure to demanding conditions can interfere with the water-repellent state. Engineers therefore treat long-term stability as a major research challenge rather than evaluating performance only immediately after fabrication.
Development requires attention to both fabrication and sustained performance. Engineers combine low-surface-energy chemistry with micro- and nanoscale roughness, then consider whether the resulting structure and composition can withstand mechanical demands and environmental exposure. This evaluation helps determine whether the substrate can retain low adhesion and water repellency in its intended engineering setting.
Applications include self-cleaning coatings, anti-icing surfaces, corrosion-resistant surfaces, and systems designed to reduce liquid adhesion. These functions arise from controlling how water contacts and moves across the engineered interface. The same design principles can therefore support protective coatings as well as devices that require liquids to leave a surface more readily.
In microfluidic devices, the low-adhesion interface can help control droplet movement across the surface. Surface texture and chemical composition influence whether droplets remain mobile and whether transport is predictable. This makes the substrate relevant when engineers need to guide or manipulate droplets while limiting unwanted liquid retention, although mechanical durability and environmental stability remain important.