Paul S. Benson

TL;DR: In this paper, a dual pulsed magnetron sputtering system was used for nanoindentation and thrust washer wear testing of nanocomposite coatings with varying silver or copper contents.

TL;DR: It was determined that a tri-modally dimensioned surface roughness, with a blunt conical macro-topography, combined with a close-packed fluoroalkyl monolayer was required for an optimised superhydrophobic surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared ethanol production by two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that were immobilized in polyurethane foam cubes in a fluidized-bed fermenter, and demonstrated that the productivity of the adhesive strain was higher than that of the non-adhesive one.

TL;DR: In this paper, a picosecond laser was used to produce hierarchical textures on stainless steel surfaces and the surface topography, chemistry and wettability were characterised, and it was shown that the surface roughness, feature geometry, chemistry, and physicochemistry all interplayed to affect bacterial attachment, adhesion and retention.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the retention of food soil produces changes in the physicochemical parameters of the surface that could be used to indicate the hygienic status of a surface.