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Publications

Below gives a selected list of the publications from Professor Glen McHale, Dr Mike Newton, Dr Neil Shirtcliffe and colleagues in Northumbria University and Nottingham Trent University. Postprints of some papers are available by clicking on the links provided. Users who are registered with the American Chemical Society (ACS registration is free) can click on the "Via ACS Server" links and logon to obtain a free copy of the article.

Complete list | Superhydrophobicity & Superspreading | Lichens, Plastrons & Soil | Interfacial Slip & Drag Reduction | Liquid Marbles, EWOD & DEP | Wetting & Spreading | Surface Acoustic Waves | Quartz Crystal Microbalances | Selected Others

S. Atherton, J.C. Brennan, R.H. Morris, J.D.E. Smith, C.A.E. Hamlett, G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe and M.I. Newton,
Plastron respiration using commercial fabrics,
Materials 7 (1) (2013) 484-495. View open access version

S. Ahn, S.H. Doerr, P. Douglas, R. Bryant, C.A.E. Hamlett, G. McHale, M.I. Newton and N.J. Shirtcliffe,
Effects of hydrophobicity on splash erosion of model soil particles by a single water drop impact,
Earth Surf. Proc. Land. 38 (11) (2013) 1225-1233. View postprint

C.A.E. Hamlett, S. Atherton, N.J. Shirtcliffe , G. McHale , S. Ahn, S.H. Doerr, R. Bryant and M.I. Newton,
Transitions of water-drop impact behaviour on hydrophobic and hydrophilic particles,
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 64 (3) (2013) 324-333. View postprint

C.A.E. Hamlett, N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, S. Ahn, R. Bryant, S.H. Doerr and M.I. Newton,
Effect of particle size on droplet infiltration into hydrophobic porous media as a model of water repellent soil,
Environmental Science & Technology 45 (22) (2011) 9666-9670. View postprint pdf

C.A.E. Hamlett, N.J. Shirtcliffe, F.B. Pyatt, M.I. Newton, G. McHale and K. Koch,
Passive water control at the surface of a superhydrophobic lichen,
Planta 234 (6) (2011) 1267-1274. View postprint pdf

R.H. Morris, M.I. Newton, P.R. Knowles, M. Bencsik, P.A. Davies, P. Griffin and G. McHale,
Analysis of clogging in constructed wetlands using magnetic resonance,
Analyst 136 (2011) 2283-2286. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, M. I. Newton and N.J. Shirtcliffe,
Immersed superhydrophobic surfaces: Gas exchange, slip and drag reduction properties,
Soft Matter (Invited Highlight article) 6 (4) (2010) 714-719. View postprint pdf

J. Bachmann and G. McHale,
Superhydrophobic surfaces: A model approach to predict contact angle and surface energy of soil particles,
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 60 (3) (2009) 420-430. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, M.I. Newton and F.B. Pyatt,
Implications of ideas on super-hydrophobicity for water repellent soil,
Hydrol. Proc. 21 (17) (2007) 2229-2238. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, M.I. Newton, F.B. Pyatt and S.H. Doerr,
Self-organisation of hydrophobic soil and granular surfaces,
Appl. Phys. Letts. 90 (5) (2007) Art. No. 054110. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, F.B. Pyatt, M.I. Newton and G. McHale,
A lichen protected by a superhydrophobic and breathable structure,
J. Plant Physiol. 163 (11) (2006) 1193-1197. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.C. Perry and F. B. Pyatt,
Plastron properties of a super-hydrophobic surface,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (10) (2006) Art 104106. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, F.B. Pyatt and S.H. Doerr,
Critical conditions for the wetting of soils,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (9) (2006) Art. 094101. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and N.J. Shirtcliffe,
Water repellent soil and its relationship to texture and hydrophobicity,
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 56 (4) (2005) 445-452. View postprint pdf