Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

The present study demonstrates that the superhydrophobic behavior of the lotus leaf structure can be mimicked by creating a honeycomb-like polyelectrolyte multilayer surface overcoated with silica nanoparticles. Superhydrophobicity was achieved by coating this highly textured multilayer surface with a semifluorinated…

• FEVZİ ÇAKMAK CEBECİ

The present study demonstrates a surface structure that mimics the water harvesting wing surface of the Namib Desert beetle. Hydrophilic patterns on superhydrophobic surfaces were created with water/2-propanol solutions of a polyelectrolyte to produce surfaces with extreme hydrophobic contrast. Selective deposition of…

• FEVZİ ÇAKMAK CEBECİ

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• ALİ ATA

Multifunctional nanoporous thin films have been fabricated from layer-by-layer assembled silica nanoparticles and a polycation. The resultant multilayer films were found to exhibit both antifogging and antireflection properties. The antifogging properties are a direct result of the development of superhydrophilic wett…

• FEVZİ ÇAKMAK CEBECİ

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The Wenzel and Cassie-Baxter equations depending on the extent of liquid/solid interfacial contact area were generally used to estimate water contact angles on superhydrophobic surfaces. In this study, a simple method is proposed on the criterion to use the Wenzel and Cassie-Baxter equations to evaluate the contact an…

• CAHİDE ELİF ÖZEN CANSOY

We report on association of tannic acid (TA) with neutral or charged polymers in solution and at surfaces and contrast hydrogen-bonded and electrostatically associated polymer/TA complexes and TA/polymer layer-by-layer (LbL) films as per their stability in the pH scale. The neutral polymers used for hydrogen bonding w…

• İREM EREL GÖKTEPE

The purposes of this multi-center study were: (a) to document the location and type of meniscal and chondral lesions that accompany anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, and (b) to test for possible relationships between these lesions and patient age, time from initial injury (TFI), and sports level (i.e., recreatio…

• EMİN TAŞKIRAN

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Slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces were developed recently for icephobic surface applications. Perfluorinated liquids, silicone oil, hydrocarbon, and water were used as lubricating liquids to form a continuous layer on a suitable substrate to prevent icing. However, ice accretion performances of these surfaces ha…

• SALİH ÖZBAY

In this paper, the design, analysis, and fabrication of a gecko-inspired climbing robot are discussed. The robot has kinematics similar to a gecko's climbing gait. It uses peeling and steering mechanisms and an active tail for robust and agile climbing as a novelty. The advantage of this legged robot is that it can ex…

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• UĞUR ULUSOY