TY - CHAP AU - Navaz Homayun AU - Zand Ali AU - Gat Amir AU - Atkinson Theresa ED - Mahmood Aliofkhazraei Y1 - 2015-12-16 PY - 2015 T1 - A General-Purpose Multiphase/Multispecies Model to Predict the Spread, Percutaneous Hazard, and Contact Dynamics for Nonporous and Porous Substrates and Membranes N2 - The words hydro, phobic and philic are derived from Greek and they mean water, fear and adoration respectively. These words are being used to define the interaction of water and other materials. As an example, these words are being used in classification of liquids and solids based on their solubility in water, as well as classification of solid surfaces regarding to their wettability. A lot of surfaces in the nature have Superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties. For example the wings of a butterfly, leaves of some plants, including cabbage and Indian Cress, have the mentioned properties. The best example is the LOTUS leaf. This book collects new developments in the science of surface energy. BT - Surface Energy SP - Ch. 8 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/60807 DO - 10.5772/60807 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -