Wettability characteristics of laser surface textured plasma sprayed TiO2/ZnO coatings

• Main Authors: Ghazali, Mariyam Jameelah, Yusuf, Yusliza, Abdollah, Mohd Fadzli bin, Otsuka, Yuichi, Morakul, Sarita, Nakamura, Susumu, Ohnuma, Kiyoshi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Tribologists 2019
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24385/2/14_279%20PUBLISHED.PDF; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/24385/; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/trol/14/5/14_279/_pdf

Surface wettability behaviour is generally categorised as hydrophobic and hydrophilic depending on the contact angle value. Surface wettability has been attracting considerable attention in research due to its unique behaviour in the field of self-cleaning, anti-fouling and anti-corrosion. Surfaces...