Category Archives: Publications

In our new report on characterization of surface properties of minerals, entitled Diffuse-Layer Surface Potentials of Colemanites Mined in Turkey and published in Physicochemical Problems of Minerals Processing, we examine the surface potentials of colemanites. The following is the abstract: … Continue reading →

In our new report on adhesion of liquids to solids, entitled Droplet Spreading and Adhesion on Spherical Surfaces and published in Langmuir, we analyze the effect of solid surface curvature on liquid droplet adhesion. The following is the abstract: Adhesion … Continue reading →

The 4-5 issue of 2022 includes the Invited Feature Article and seven Original Research papers on a broad variety of topics. Hope you will find research inspirations after reading the following papers: Triboinformatics: machine learning algorithms and data topology methods … Continue reading →

Zn-based alloys are potential candidates for bioabsorbable metallic devices due to their ideal corrosion rates and biocompatibility. However, strain softening and rate sensitivity in tensile testing remain as challenges for their use in load bearing applications. In our new studies … Continue reading →

Our internal collaborators from Biomedical Engineering, together with collaborators from Mayo Clinic, were instrumental in preparation and publishing of a new report on biocompatibility of Zn-based materials. The paper entitled Improved Biocompatibility of Zn-Ag-based Stent Materials by Thermal Processing was … Continue reading →

The third issue of 2022 includes the Invited Feature Article and five Original Research papers on a broad variety of topics. Hope you will find research inspirations after reading the following papers: Evolution of antibacterial and antibiofouling properties of sharkskin-patterned … Continue reading →

The second issue of 2022 includes the Invited Feature Article and five Original Research papers on a broad variety of topics. Hope you will find research inspirations after reading the following papers: Progress in fabrication and applications of micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic … Continue reading →

The Surface Innovations journal celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022. In celebration of this anniversary, we will publish six issues instead of five. This first issue of 2022 offers the Invited Feature Article, Innovation Letter and six Original Research papers … Continue reading →

A collaboration with Prof. Zhanping You and his PhD student, Lingyun You, from Civil Engineering Department brought Prof. Drelich back to his research with bitumens and asphalts, research he conducted at the University of Utah during his PhD and postdoctoral … Continue reading →