Joey Mead

Beyond Surface Tension: Polarity-Governed Liquid Repellency of Siloxane Finish

Abstract Industry-standard textile liquid repellency tests, including AATCC TM118 for non-polar oils and AATCC TM193 for polar water/isopropanol (IPA) mixtures, classified performance primarily according to liquid surface tension (γLV). In this study, we systematically compared t...

Topography-Driven Liquid Repellency in PFAS-Free Spherical-Particle Coating

Abstract The development of PFAS-free (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), liquid-repellent surfaces require a fundamental understanding of how surface geometry governs wetting-state stability. However, the independent role of interparticle spacing remains poorly understood bec...