2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
Adhesive forces in droplet kinetic friction
Glen McHale, Sara Janahi, Hernán Barrio-Zhang +4
Kinetic frictional forces resisting droplet motion often appear to be separate to surface wettability and adhesive forces. Here we show that such friction arises from a simple comb…
cond-mat.soft2025
Transforming Siliconization into Slippery Liquid-like Coatings
Hernán Barrio-Zhang, Glen McHale, Gary G. Wells +4
Siliconization is widely used as a coating technique to engineer surface properties, such as in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to lubricate motion, ensure complet…