Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9895418(2022)

Nature-Inspired Superwettability Achieved by Femtosecond Lasers

Jiale Yong1, Qing Yang2, Xun Hou1, and Feng Chen1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    Received: Sep. 10, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 3, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Feng (chenfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9895418

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