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Sedighi, Moghaddam Maziar. "Wettability of modified wood." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Yt- och korrosionsvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175875.

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Despite many excellent properties of wood which make it suitable for many applications, it suffers from a number of disadvantages limiting its use. For instance, modification is needed to reduce water sorption and to improve decay resistance, dimensional stability and weathering performance. In addition, wood/liquid interaction such as water wettability on wood plays an important role in design and characteristics of many processes and phenomena such as adhesion, coating, waterproofing, wood chemical modification, and weathering. This thesis focuses on enhancing the understanding of wetting of

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Melberg, Brita. "Nanostructured surfaces with patterned wettability." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for fysikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19410.

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This project aims at the fabrication of a rough polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) surface with patterned smooth areas. The idea is that such a surface will allow for water capturing on the smooth areas of the surface. The applications for this kind of surface are many, but especially the prospects of a surface able to trap droplets of cells in suspension by simply dipping the surface into the suspension is intriguing.From a previous project[1], and another students masters thesis[2], the use of an etched copper surface seemed promising for the fabrication of a rough mold. This was abandon

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Freiman, Gabriel, Jean-Pierre Korb, Benjamin Nicot, and Patrice Ligneul. "Microscopic wettability of carbonate rocks." Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-192328.

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Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion (NMRD) is strongly sensitive to the microscopic wettability of oil and brine bearing carbonate rocks. Exploring a very large range of low frequency enables isolating the typical NMRD dispersion features, 1/T1Surf, associated to the different processes of molecular surface dynamics. This allows a separation of the surface and bulk microdynamics of oil and water even for a biphasic saturation of petroleum rocks. Several surface dynamical parameters were determined and related to the concept of microscopic wettability of oil and water in porous media.

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Zhang, Xueyun. "Wettability tuning by surface modification /." View abstract or full-text, 2009. http://library.ust.hk/cgi/db/thesis.pl?CBME%202009%20ZHANG.

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Hobæk, Thor Christian. "Nanostructured PDMS surfaces with patterned wettability." Thesis, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskaplige Universitet, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-21045.

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In this study, a surface with patterned wettability by means of surface structuring, rather than through modifying the surface chemistry, was developed. The device presented in this thesis was inspired by the Namib Desert Bettle, which collects water from the fog by having hydrophilic spots surrounded by hydrophobic wax-coated regions on its back. Besides water collection, controlling the wetting behaviour locally on the surface may find applications within droplet-based microfluidics, or fabrication of DNA, protein or cell microarrays. Spatial wetting contrast was achieved through replica mou

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Alroudhan, Abdulkareem. "Wettability characterization using streaming potential measurements." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/52636.

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The surface charge of carbonate minerals, which is also expressed in terms of the zeta potential, plays a key control on reservoir wettability, and changes in the zeta potential have been invoked to explain wettability alteration and the release of previously trapped oil during controlled salinity waterflooding (CSW). We report a method to characterize the zeta potential of carbonates, based on measurements of streaming potential, which can be used to determine the zeta potential of mineral-brine and oil-brine interfaces within the porous medium. The aim of this project was to determine the ef

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Chang, Jean H. "Tunable wettability of microstructured polypyrrole films." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62526.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-90).<br>This thesis presents the development of the conducting polymer polypyrrole as a viable material for applications requiring switchable wettability. A fabrication procedure that produces robust microstructured polypyrrole (PPy) that quickly and reversibly switches between the superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic states is discussed. The polymer is doped with perfluorooctanesulfonate ions which diffuse in and o

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Fagehi, Raied Ahmed. "Interferometric assessment of contact lens wettability." Thesis, Glasgow Caledonian University, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.688303.

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Facanha, Juliana Maria de Fonseca. "Fundamentals of wettability applied to Brazilian Pre-Salt reservoirs and wettability alteration evaluation in low salinity water injection." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/3319.

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Brazilian Pre-Salt carbonate reservoirs have been one of the greatest oil discoveries of the past decade. In fields such as Lula, it is expected to recover between five to eight billion barrels of oil equivalent. To fulfill this, knowledge of reservoir wettability is fundamental, given that it dictates how fluids (water, oil and, gas) are distributed within the porous media, and how the multiphase flow occurs in the pore-network. This information is important in the construction of relative permeability curves which are input for reservoir simulators. Few works have been published regarding in

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Badge, Ila. "Tuning Wettability And Adhesion Of Structured Surfaces." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1393716842.

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VILLA, Fabio. "Effect of Wettability on Phase Change Phenomena." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Bergamo, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10446/89510.

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Falah, Toosi Salma. "Superhydrophobic polymeric surfaces : fabrication, wettability, and antibbacterial activity." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62353.

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This PhD thesis studies fabrication of superhydrophobic polymeric surfaces, their wetting properties, and their antibacterial activities as potential application to medical sciences. A femtosecond laser technique was used to fabricate mico/nano- structures on the surface of PTFE and PU. The effect of laser parameters (fluence, scanning speed, and overlap) on the wettability of the resulted micro/nano-patterns was studied. Two techniques were used to laser-scan the surface, namely uniaxial and biaxial scan. Uniaxial scan creates channeled morphology with direction-dependent wettability. To prod

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Kwok, Queenie Sau Man. "Investigation of the wettability of ammonium nitrate prills." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/MQ61031.pdf.

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Xuan, Changji. "Wettability and Agglomeration Characteristics of Non-Metallic Inclusions." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Tillämpad processmetallurgi, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-183069.

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In this thesis, both the wettability and the agglomeration characteristics of non-metallic inclusions in liquid iron/steel were studied by using both experimental results and thermodynamic considerations. The mechanisms of the wettability of different types of inclusions were discussed. Also, the agglomeration behaviors of the inclusions were analyzed. Firstly, the wettability of different types of inclusions (including Al2O3, MgO, Ti2O3, TiO2 and TiN) in contact with the liquid iron/steel was studied. For the TiNcase, there is no reaction formation at the interface between TiN and pureiron/st

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Martinez, Nelson. "Wettability of Silicon, Silicon Dioxide, and Organosilicate Glass." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2009. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12161/.

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Wetting of a substance has been widely investigated since it has many applications to many different fields. Wetting principles can be applied to better select cleans for front end of line (FEOL) and back end of line (BEOL) cleaning processes. These principles can also be used to help determine processes that best repel water from a semiconductor device. It is known that the value of the dielectric constant in an insulator increases when water is absorbed. These contact angle experiments will determine which processes can eliminate water absorption. Wetting is measured by the contact angle bet

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Pulipaka, Sriharsha. "The Effect of Surface Wettability on Heterogeneous Condensation." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1204852063.

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Annavarapu, Rama Kishore. "Elastocapillary Behavior and Wettability Control in Nanoporous Microstructures." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1544705326035201.

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Martinez, Nelson Yohan Reidy Richard F. "Wettability of silicon, silicon dioxide, and organosilicate glass." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2009. http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12161.

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Li, Xuekai (Jimmy). "Estimation of Formation Rock Wettability from Acoustics Measurement." Thesis, Curtin University, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86470.

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In this thesis, acoustics measurement is used to estimate the wettability of the formation rock. The wettability effect on the wave propagation in the saturated porous media is studied by applying the slip boundary condition (SBC), which plays an important role in the wave-induced-fluid-flow (WIFF). The wettability dependent wave velocity and attenuation are studied theoretically and experimentally. A practical method is developed to estimate the wettability of the formation rock by the acoustics measurement.

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MALAVASI, Ileana. "Wettability effects on interface dynamics and phase-change." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Bergamo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10446/52325.

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MALAVASI, Ileana. "Wettability effects on interface dynamics and phase-change." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Bergamo, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10446/222101.

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The present thesis is a result of three year research study aimed at understanding the wettability effects on interface dynamics and phasechange. The project was performed in between University of Bergamo, University of Mons, CNR-ISTEC Institute of Science and Technology for Ceramics (Faenza, Italy), Politecnico di Milano and Italian Space Agency (ASI). The scope was to add a piece of the puzzle in understanding the basic physics knowledge on the wettability influence on: 1) pool boiling heat transfer; 2) liquid-surface interaction. Energy saving and research for the development of alternati

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Man, Hing Nung. "Pore scale modelling of petrophysical characteristics of hydrocarbon reservoir rocks." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.271230.

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Qi, Yusen. "Heterogeneous nucleation and influence of surface structure and wettability." [Gainesville, Fla.] : University of Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/UFE0008384.

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Bryne, Lars-Elof. "Aspects on wettability and surface composition of modified wood." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Civil and Architectural Engineering, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4735.

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<p>Wood is often combined with other materials such as thermoplastics, adhesives and coatings. In general, combinations of wood and polymers especially in outdoor exposure have poor long-term durability. This behaviour can be related to an insufficient wood-polymer adhesion due to the low intrinsic compatibility between the wood substance and the polymers used. Another source for woodpolymer de-bonding is the high hygroscopicity of wood and great difference in hygro-thermal properties between the components.</p><p> The basic conceptual idea related to this work is to reduce the hygrosensitivit

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Tangen, Mathias. "Wettability Variations within the North Sea Oil Field Frøy." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for petroleumsteknologi og anvendt geofysikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-18416.

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Wettability is one of the most important parameters governing the rate of oil recovery from a porous medium. This thesis is a study of the wettability variations within the Frøy field in the North Sea, and its effect on the oil recovery. Several reports regarding the wettability and relative permeability of the Frøy field are available, and the conclusions from these reports are presented. The overall conclusion is that Frøy is on the oil-wet side of the wettability scale, with measured Amott-Harvey wettability indices ranging from -0.00189 to -0.73. An attempt was made to find

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Plaisance, Marc Charles. "Cellular Response to Surface Wettability Gradient on Microtextured Surfaces." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53730.

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Objective: Topography, chemistry, and energy of titanium (Ti) implants alter cell response through variations in protein adsorption, integrin expression, and downstream cell signaling. However, the contribution of surface energy on cell response is difficult to isolate because altered hydrophilicity can result from changes in surface chemistry or microstructure. Our aim was to examine a unique system of wettability gradients created on microstructured Ti on osteoblast maturation and phenotype. Method: A surface energy gradient was created on sand-blasted/acid-etched (SLA) Ti surfaces. Surface

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Buckley, Jill S. "Mechanisms and consequences of wettability alteration by crude oils." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1298.

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Reservoir wettability is controlled by crude oil/brine/rock interactions that have not been well understood. Studies using either model compounds or crude oil fractions have had only limited success in reproducing the wetting alteration that can occur in nature. In this study, the approach is first to identify the key features of interfacial activity unique to crude oils, then to design and conduct wetting alteration experiments—using both flat solids and porous media—that demonstrate the mechanisms by which alteration can occur. Components of crude oils that are interfacially active are found

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Garza, Tanya Cruz. "Optimizing wettability of externally wetted microfabricated silicon electrospray thrusters." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38648.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007.<br>This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-70).<br>Electrospray propulsion devices with externally wetted architectures have shown favorable performance. The design of microfabricated silicon thrusters and their feed systems requires an understanding of propellant flow over a silicon surface. This research explores the parameters that affect

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Wang, Xin C. "Surface wettability studies of PDMS using flame plasma treatment." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/54483.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 30).<br>The flame plasma treatment studied in this thesis was able to oxidize the surface of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in a fraction of a second. It was found to be a much faster way to modify PDMS surface wettability than the current technologies. The surface wettability of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) treated with flame plasma was studied. The surface wettability was characterized by contact angle measurements using

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Albarakati, Nahla. "Aging Effect in the Wettability of Nickel Nanorod Arrays." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/227.

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The time-dependent wettability of nickel nanorod arrays was studied by measuring their water contact angles as a function of "aging" time in air. The nickel nanorod arrays were deposited on silicon substrates by DC magnetron sputtering using an oblique angle of 85° with respect to the substrate normal. By changing the deposition time from 10 to 90 min., the diameter, height, and separation of the nanorods were varied. The water contact angles of each sample were then periodically measured from a minimum aging time of 30 min. after deposition and exposure to air, up to a maximum aging time of t

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Bou-Zeid, Wassim. "Wettability and evaporation of sessile drops of biological fluids." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014AIXM4348/document.

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Le processus d'étalement et d'évaporation d'une goutte de suspensions de particules sur une surface solide est très intéressant permettant la formation de motifs. Une étude expérimentale à été effectuée avec du sang total humain et avec des fluides purs dans une chambre sous atmosphère contrôlée en humidité relative. Pour des angles de contact faible, le processus d'étalement/évaporation peut être divisé en deux régimes. Un premier régime rapide gouverné par un équilibre entre les forces visqueuses et les forces capillaires et un deuxième régime plus lent dominé par la cinétique d'évaporation.

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Kallel, Wissem. "Pore-scale modelling of wettability alteration in microporous carbonates." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/3305.

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While carbonate reservoirs are recognized to be weakly- to moderately oil-wet at the core-scale, wettability distributions at the pore-scale remain poorly understood. In particular, the wetting state of micropores (pores < 5 μm in radius) is crucial for assessing multi-phase flow processes, as microporosity can determine overall pore-space connectivity. Nonetheless, micropores are usually assumed to be water-wet and their role in multi-phase flow has often been neglected. However, oil-wet conditions in micropores are plausible, since oil has been detected within micropores in carbonate rocks.

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Yaseri, Ahmed Zarzor Hussien. "CO2 wettability of rock and implications for core-flooding." Thesis, Curtin University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68275.

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Rock became more CO2 wet with increasing pressure, temperature and brine salinities and less CO2 wet with increasing surface roughness - i.e. a lower storage capacity can be inferred for structural trapping. Moreover, we demonstrate that gas densities correlate remarkably well with wettability also a physical model was developed to provide a theoretical framework. Furthermore, the permeability of sandstone samples reduced after injection of brine, CO2-saturated brine or supercritical CO2 at reservoir conditions.

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Abbasi, Ghazanfer R. "Investigating the wettability effect on gas hydrate bearing sediments." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2023. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2650.

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Natural gas trapped in hydrate deposits is a potentially enormous source of energy which can in principle be extracted from the underground reservoir structures. These reserves can potentially also catastrophically release very large quantities of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. Natural Gas Hydrate (NGH) occurs in sediments under certain pressure and temperature conditions and has the potential to meet the increasing global energy demand. However, an efficient exploitation of NGH requires a precise characterization and understanding of the hydrate formation, accumulation and dissociation m

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Singh, Manjinder. "Modelling of miniature heat pipes based on wettability gradient." Thesis, IIT, Delhi, 2019. http://eprint.iitd.ac.in:80//handle/2074/8078.

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Ballard, Tracey Jane. "An experimental study of some mechanisms of formation damage caused by oil-based drilling fluid filtrate." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/47762.

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Rogers, Ronan. "In vitro and ex vivo wettability of hydrogel contact lenses." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/2974.

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The wettability of contact lenses has become an area of intense research, with the belief that the more "hydrophilic" or wettable the lens surface is, the more comfortable the lens may be, as the posterior surface of the eyelid will move more smoothly over it, hence increasing comfort. <br /><br /> There are many ways to assess the wettability of a given material, namely sessile drop,<sup>1</sup> captive bubble <sup>2</sup> or Wilhelmy plate. <sup>3</sup> This thesis used the sessile drop method to determine the surface wettability of various hydrogel contact lens materials, by measurin

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Haddad, Mera. "In vitro and in vivo investigation of contact lens wettability." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.518475.

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Grishaev, Viktor. "Impact of particle-laden drops on substrates with various wettability." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209072.

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Since decades, drop impact has been a popular topic of investigation for the importance that such a phenomenology has in many different application domains.<p><p>So far, the effect of micro-particles on the drop impact morphology has been studied for a limited number of configurations and often modelled as a change in the viscosity of the carrier fluid. However, this approach has been found sometimes questionable. The aim of the thesis is to better understand the phenomenology associated with particle-laden drop impact such as the distribution of particles in splats and to extend the number of

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Shirafkan, Abbas. "Wettability and hydrophilicity of rigid and soft contact lens surfaces." Thesis, City University London, 1997. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8385/.

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In the last two decades an abundance of contact lens materials with unknown surface properties have been introduced as well as new contact lens design. Recent studies have identified the importance of physical and chemical interactions between materials and liquids. The purpose of this experimental research work was to investigate the relationship between a contact lens surface and a liquid. The wettability and hydrophilicity of both soft and rigid contact lens surfaces were determined using two novel techniques and an established method. The two novel techniques were the un-separated adherent

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Kershaw, Matthew James. "Wettability and fluid absorption studies utilising environmental scanning electron microscopy." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.423651.

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Al-Shehri, Hamza Saeed A. "Wettability of anisotropic and porous particles adsorbed to fluid interfaces." Thesis, University of Hull, 2015. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:15376.

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The wettability of particles and the way they attach to liquid interfaces is important for many technologies where powders are mixed with liquids or used as emulsifiers. Most such powders are highly agglomerated into larger aggregates that are highly porous. The attachment of such porous particles to liquid–fluid interfaces has not been studied in detail, especially in cases where the porous particles are impregnated with another fluid phase. The overall aim of the thesis is to study the behaviour of particles at the liquid–fluid interface with an emphasis on non– spherical and porous solid pa

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BHAT, KAILASH. "ELECTROWETTING TEXTILES - A NEW PARADIGM FOR TUNING OF TEXTILE WETTABILITY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1186679134.

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He, Lvmeng. "Surface Treatments to Tailor the Wettability of Carbon Nanotube Arrays." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1441896877.

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Ho, YeeHsien. "Laser Surface Modification on Az31b Mg Alloy for Bio-wettability." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407788/.

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Laser surface modification of AZ31B Magnesium alloy changes surface composition and roughness to provide improved surface bio-wettability. Laser processing resulted in phase transformation and grain refinement due to rapid quenching effect. Furthermore, instantaneous heating and vaporization resulted in removal of material, leading the textured surface generation. A study was conducted on a continuum-wave diode-pumped ytterbium laser to create multiple tracks for determining the resulting bio-wettability. Five different laser input powers were processed on Mg alloy, and then examined by XRD, S

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Alyafei, Nayef. "Capillary trapping and oil recovery in altered-wettability carbonate rock." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/29415.

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Understanding the displacement and trapping of a displaced phase in porous media is important for applications in improved oil recovery (IOR) and carbon capture and storage (CCS). In IOR, we design the process to leave as little residual oil behind as possible, while for CCS, we do the opposite: we wish to maximise the amount of CO2 trapped by the host brine. Reservoir rocks display a range of wettability, from being preferentially water-wet they spontaneously imbibe water to oil-wet, or water repellent. Many rocks are mixed-wet, with both water-wet and oil-wet pores. The other wettability sta

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SAINT, AIME Ricot. "An Evaluation of NAPL Wettability in 2-D Visualization Experiments." OpenSIUC, 2011. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/764.

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The presence of light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) in the subsurface constitutes a long-term source of pollution for groundwater. Hence understand the movement of NAPL in the subsurface is essential in order to design effective remediation technology. Their movement in the subsurface is so complex that researchers have been using different media, different NAPLs, and conducted experiments in 1-D column, 2-D tank and 3-D tank in order to study the phenomenon. To solve the problem of limitation in flow boundaries in 1-D researchers have used two dimensional (2-D) tanks made of glass and plex

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Chen, Yongqiang. "Geochemical Modelling to Characterize Wettability of Oil-Brine-Rock Systems." Thesis, Curtin University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78325.

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Low salinity waterflooding appears to be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly means to improve oil recovery by increasing hydrophilicity. However, the controlling factor(s) behind this process remains unclear. This research characterized wettability of oil-brine-rock system from nano to pore scale through a combination of experiments and geochemical modelling, providing insights to better model multiphase flow at subsurface. New findings can also help to constrain the intrinsic uncertainties of CO2-assisted EOR with respect to wettability alteration.

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Al-Khdheeawi, Emad Abdulhusain Fakher. "Influence of Rock Wettability on Reservoir-Scale CO2 Geo-Sequestration." Thesis, Curtin University, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79906.

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The focus of this research is to investigate the influence of rock wettability on CO2 movement through porous media. By performing different multiphase flow reservoir simulations on a hectometre scale, this research investigates the effects of wettability, wettability spatial distribution, and factors affecting wettability on the efficiency of CO2 trapping mechanisms. The results of this research show that reservoir wettability significantly influences CO2 storage efficiency and that water-wet reservoirs are preferable CO2 sinks.

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Wong, William Sai Yau. "Exploitation of Super(de)wettability via Scalable Hierarchical Surface Texturing." Phd thesis, Canberra, ACT : The Australian National University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/146424.

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The field of wettability is an age-old topic that has been revitalized in the last two decades. Historically, the diverse physical phenomena of wetting has influenced the development of inventions that dates back to the paleolithic era (2,600,000 to 10,000 BC) in the form of charcoal and ochre -based cave paintings, or the mesolithic (10,000 to 5,000 BC) and neolithic (5,000 to 2,000 BC) periods as pottery and soaps. Since the end of the Stone Age, human civilizations and scientific discoveries have progressed by leaps and bounds. Despite the advances in

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