Multiscale Dissipative Mechanisms and Hierarchical Surfaces Friction, Superhydrophobicity, and Biomimetics - Nosonovsky, Michael; Bhushan, Bharat; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008)
Surface Roughness and Hierarchical Friction Mechanisms -- Rough Surface Topography -- Mechanisms of Dry Friction, Their Scaling and Linear Properties -- Friction as a Nonlinear Hierarchical Phenomenon -- Solid-Liquid Friction and Superhydrophobicity -- Solid-Liquid Interaction and Capillary Effects -- Roughness-Induced Superhydrophobicity -- Stability of the Composite Interface, Roughness Optimization and Meniscus Force -- Cassie-Wenzel Wetting Regime Transition -- Underwater Superhydrophobicity and Dynamic Effects -- Biological and Biomimetic Surfaces -- Lotus-Effect and Water-Repellent Surfaces in Nature -- Artificial (Biomimetic) Superhydrophobic Surfaces -- Gecko-Effect and Smart Adhesion -- Other Biomimetic Surfaces -- Outlook.
Keywords: Nanotechnology; Materials-Surfaces.; Thin films; Biomaterials; Tribology; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanotechnology; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films; Biomaterials; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings