Potential application of functional micro-nano structures in petroleum

Superhydrophobic micro/nano dual-scale structures.

In this paper, we present superhydrophobic micro/nano dual structures (MNDS). By KOH-etching of silicon, well-designed microstructures, including inverted pyramids and V-shape grooves, are first fabricated with certain geometry sizes. Nanostructures made of high-compact high-aspect-ratio nanopillars are then formed atop microstructures by an improved controllable deep reactive ion etching (DRIE...

Wave Propagation in Elastic Media with Micro/Nano-Structures

Loss of superhydrophobicity of hydrophobic micro/nano structures during condensation

Condensed liquid behavior on hydrophobic micro/nano-structured surfaces is a subject with multiple practical applications, but remains poorly understood. In particular, the loss of superhydrophobicity of hydrophobic micro/nanostructures during condensation, even when the same surface shows water-repellant characteristics when exposed to air, requires intensive investigation to improve and apply...

Oxidation smoothening of silicon machined micro- and nano-scale structures

Size Effects on Mechanical Properties of Micro/Nano Structures

Experiments on Microand Nano-mechanical systems (M/NEMS) have shown that their behavior upon bending loads departs in many cases from the classical predictions using Euler-Bernoulli theory and Hooke’s law. This anomalous response has usually been seen as a dependence of the material properties with the size of the structure, in particular thickness. A theoretical model that allows for quantitat...