To further support the enhancement of surface area, the BET surface of both feldspar and kaolin was checked as reflected in Figure 4.
The static contact angle measurements showed that the nanostructured thermosets displayed a significant enhancement in surface hydrophobicity as well as a reduction in surface free energy.
This chapter discusses the aesthetics enhancement and surface modification for polyolefins (POs) focusing on how PO surfaces can be both soft to the touch and scratch-resistant.
Surface pressure area isotherms as well as compression expansion cycles of the un-functionalized and functionalized peptides reveal an enhancement in surface activity when the peptide is functionalized.
At the same time, graphene and CNT substrates provide a strong enhancement for surface-enhanced CARS [14 16].
The spin coated substrate showed higher roughness due to the enhancement of surface aggregation.
The corresponding AFM scanning also confirms this enhancement of surface smoothness (rms = 7).
Taking advantage of such nanoscale gaps can lead to the enhancement of surface Raman signals.
One of the popular methods of local field enhancement is surface plasmon resonance (SPR) excitation by p-polarized light.
On the other hand, increase in void fraction is not always the cause of enhancement of surface hydrophobicity.
