Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies @ UNILE, IIT

Layer by layer control of wettability in nanocomposite films

Villafiorita Monteleone F., Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies @ UNILE, IIT, IT

We propose an original method to modify and control the surface wettability properties of a specific material, by creating nanocomposite films on substrates with different surface properties, where the number of the deposited layers defines [...]

Spontaneous Liquid Flow in Microfluidic Systems by Gradual UV Irradiation of the Hybrid Polymer/TiO2 Nanorods Channels

Athanassiou A., Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies @ UNILE, IIT, IT

PMMA coatings enriched with colloidal TiO2 nanorods are found to exhibit a remarkable increase in their water wettability when irradiated with UV laser light. The effect can be completely reversed using successive storage in vacuum [...]