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Selected Presentations

Complete list | Public Understanding | Superhydrophobicity & Superspreading | Soil & Sand | Materials & Surfaces | Abhesion & Slip | Liquid Marbles, EWOD & DEP | Superhydrophobicity & Acoustic Waves | Acoustic Wave Sensors | SAW Theory | Selected Others

Additional presetnations relating to slip and acoustic waves are given under the acoustic wave sensors menu item.


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"Immersed superhydrophobic surfaces: Anti-fouling and drag reduction surfaces".
A talk discussing experiments on plastrons and underwater respiration, protein adsorption and slip, at Biomimetic FSFI international workshop, University of Nottingham, UK. September 2009.

File: "Drag Nottingham September 2009 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"

"Abhesion".
An invited talk discussing how superhydrophobic principles can be used to create anti-adhesive surfaces, for the Society for Adhesion and Adhesives, at The Society of Chemical Industry, London, UK. April 2009.

File: "Abhesion April 2009 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"
Weblinks:
Society for Adhesion & Adhesive
The Society for the Chemical Industry
The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

"Wetting and adhesion: Topography and surface free energy considerations".
An invited talk discussing how surface topography can be used to create anti-adhesive surfaces, for the Annual Meeting of the US Adhesion Society. Savannah, USA. February 2009.

File: "Adhesion February 2009 for Natures Raincoats.pdf"