Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes

51Citations
Citations of this article
60Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.

Abstract

Results on the manipulation of the wetting properties of stainless steel alloy surface by ultrashort pulse laser texturing are presented. The wide range of water droplet contact angles from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic was achieved by generation of laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) and nanospikes. In particular, the wetting state was controlled by accumulated laser fluence, which determines the carbon/oxygen content and nano-Texture type of the surface after laser treatment. A super-hydrophobic water-repelling surface was generated. The simple, single-step laser processing technology was demonstrated as a promising tool for the large-scale industrial production of self-cleaning stainless steel. This journal is

References Powered by Scopus

Wettability of porous surfaces

12630Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Resistance of solid surfaces to wetting by water

12104Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces

6292Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Cited by Powered by Scopus

Carnivorous plants inspired shape-morphing slippery surfaces

34Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Femtosecond laser micro/nano fabrication for bioinspired superhydrophobic or underwater superoleophobic surfaces

27Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Femtosecond laser processed superhydrophobic surface

26Citations
N/AReaders
Get full text

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

Žemaitis, A., Mimidis, A., Papadopoulos, A., Gečys, P., Račiukaitis, G., Stratakis, E., & Gedvilas, M. (2020). Controlling the wettability of stainless steel from highly-hydrophilic to super-hydrophobic by femtosecond laser-induced ripples and nanospikes. RSC Advances, 10(62), 37956–37961. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra05665k

Readers' Seniority

Tooltip

PhD / Post grad / Masters / Doc 26

59%

Researcher 16

36%

Professor / Associate Prof. 2

5%

Readers' Discipline

Tooltip

Materials Science 12

39%

Engineering 10

32%

Physics and Astronomy 6

19%

Chemistry 3

10%

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free