Femtosecond laser produced hydrophobic hierarchical structures on additive manufacturing parts

• Main Authors: Jiao, Lishi, Song, Jie, Bi, Guijun, Zheng, Hongyu, Chua, Zhong Yang, Moon, Seung Ki
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Hydrophobic Surface; Additive Manufacturing; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88972; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46058
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

With the recent expansion of additive manufacturing (AM) in industries, there is an intense need to improve the surface quality of AM parts. A functional surface with extreme wettability would explore the application of AM in medical implants and microfluid. In this research, we propose to superimpo...