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Journal Articles

Recent Highlights

Molecular Origin of Slippery Behavior in Tethered Liquid Layers
ACS Nano, 2025
F. Rasera, I. J. Gresham, A. Tinti, C. Neto, and A. Giacomello
Slippery covalently attached liquid surfaces (SCALS) are a family of nanothin polymer layers with ultralow static droplet friction, characterized by a low contact angle hysteresis (CAH < 5°), which makes them ideally suited for self-cleaning, water harvesting, and antifouling applications. Recently, a Goldilocks zone of lowest CAH has been identified for polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) SCALS of intermediate thickness (≈4 nm); yet, molecular-level insights are missing to reveal the underlying physical mechanism of this elusive…

Encapsulation of Oil Droplets Using Film-Forming Janus Nanoparticles
Langmuir, 2025
G. Turpin, D. Nguyen, K. I. Sypkes, C. Vega-Sánchez, T. Davey, B. Hawkett and C. Neto
Polymer Janus nanoparticles with one hard cross-linked polystyrene lobe and one soft film-forming poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butyl acrylate) lobe were synthesized by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-mediated emulsion polymerization. The Janus nanoparticles adsorbed to oil/water and air/water interfaces, where the soft lobes coalesced, forming films of thickness between 25 and 250 nm; droplets of silicone oil could be stably encapsulated in polymer in this way…

Fluid Slip and Drag Reduction on Liquid-Infused Surfaces under High Static Pressure
Langmuir, 2024
C. Vega-Sánchez and C. Neto
Liquid-infused surfaces (LIS) have been shown to reduce the huge frictional drag affecting microfluidic flow and are expected to be more robust than superhydrophobic surfaces when exposed to external pressure as the lubricant in LIS is incompressible. Here, we investigate the effect of applying static pressure on the effective slip length measured on Teflon wrinkled surfaces infused with silicone oil through pressure measurements in microfluidic devices. The effect of static pressure on LIS was found to depend on air content in the flowing water…

Tensile benefits of nanofibers in commercial paint films
Polym. Chem., 2024
G. Turpin, D. Nguyen, P. Subramanian, T. Davey, S. F. Cheong, G. G. Warr, C. Neto and B. Hawkett
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) in dispersed phase polymerization enables the synthesis of fibers and other self-assembled nanostructures at the quantities and cost required for use in commodity paints. Here we studied the effect of adding three types of fibers to coatings of two commodity paints with different glass transition temperatures (Tg). Film-forming (FF) fibers and rigid polystyrene (PS) fibers analysed were synthesized by RAFT-PISA at ∼20 g scales with a promising degree of purity (75% and 63% respectively), with kilogram-scale synthesis also demonstrated…

Nanostructure Explains the Behavior of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid Surfaces
Angewandte Chemie, 2023
I. J. Gresham, S. G. Lilley, A. R. J. Nelson, K. Koynov, C. Neto
Slippery covalently-attached liquid surfaces (SCALS) with low contact angle hysteresis (CAH, <5˚) and nanoscale thickness display impressive anti-adhesive properties, similar to lubricant-infused surfaces. Their efficacy is generally attributed to the liquid-like mobility of the constituent tethered chains. However, the precise physicochemical properties facilitating this mobility are unknown, hindering rational design. This work quantifies the chain length, grafting density, and microviscosity of a range of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) SCALS, elucidating the nanostructure responsible for their properties.

Visualizing Nanoscale Lubricant Layer Under Blood Flow
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023
J.K Hong, I.J. Gresham, D. Daniel, A. Waterhouse, C. Neto
Biomedical devices are prone to blood clot formation (thrombosis), and lubricant-infused surfaces (LIS) effectively reduce the thrombotic response. However, the thickness and distribution of the infused lubricant is unknown. In this work, the lubricant thickness is spatially mapped and quantified in situ through confocal dual-wavelength reflection interference contrast microscopy…

Exploring the water capture efficiency of covalently attached liquid-like surfaces
Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023
A. Katselas, I. J. Gresham, A. R. J. Nelson, C. Neto
he capture of moisture from the atmosphere through condensation has the potential to provide a sustainable source of water. Here, we investigate condensation in conditions similar to those of natural dew capture and explore how contact angle and contact angle hysteresis affect water capture rates. We compare water collection on both hydrophilic and hydrophobic slippery covalently attached liquids, as well as on conventional hydrophilic, high-hysteresis substrates.

Advances and challenges in slippery covalently-attached liquid surfaces
Adv. Colloid Interface Sci., 2023
I.J Gresham, C. Neto
Over the past decade, a new class of slippery, anti-adhesive surfaces known as slippery covalently-attached liquid surfaces (SCALS) has emerged, characterized by low values of contact angle hysteresis (CAH, less than 5˚) with water and most solvents. Despite their nanoscale thickness (1 to 5 nm), SCALS exhibit behavior similar to lubricant-infused surfaces, including high droplet mobility and the ability to prevent icing, scaling, and fouling. To date, SCALS have primarily been obtained using grafted polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), though there are also examples of polyethylene oxide (PEO), perfluorinated polyether (PFPE), and …

Nanobubbles explain the large slip observed on lubricant-infused surfaces
Nature Communications, 2022
C. Vega-Sánchez, S. Peppou-Chapman, L. Zhu; C. Neto
Lubricant-infused surfaces hold promise to reduce the huge frictional drag that slows down the flow of fluids at microscales. We show that infused Teflon wrinkled surfaces induce an effective slip length 50 times larger than expected based on the presence of the lubricant alone. This effect is particularly striking as it occurs even when the infused lubricant’s viscosity is several times higher than that of the flowing liquid. Crucially, the slip length increases with increasing air content in the water but …

By Year

2025

  1. C. Neto*; “Pioneers in Applied and Fundamental Interfacial Chemistry (PAFIC): Janet AW Elliott” Langmuir (2025). (IF = 4.33) (Link)
  2. B. Sanogo, P. Dogra, K. Kalita, C. Neto, Xuehua Zhang*; “Interfacial hydrogen evolution reaction from Ouzo-effect-generated bulk nano/micro droplets of liquid organic hydrogen carriers” Journal of colloid and interface science (2025). (IF = 9.36) (Link)
  3. F. Rasera, I. J. Gresham, A. Tinti, C. Neto*, A. Giacomello*; “Molecular Origin of Slippery Behavior in Tethered Liquid Layers” ACS Nano (2025). (IF = 15.80) (Link)
  4. FG. Turpin, D. Nguyen, K. I. Sypkes, C. Vega-Sánchez, T. Davey, B. Hawkett and C. Neto*; “Encapsulation of Oil Droplets Using Film-Forming Janus Nanoparticles” Languir (2025). (IF = 4.33) (Link)

2024

  1. C. Vega-Sanchez, C. Neto*; “Fluid slip and drag reduction on liquid-infused surfaces under high static pressure” Langmuir (2024) 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03792 (IF = 4.33)
  2. G. Turpin, D. Nguyen, P. Subramanian, T. Davey, S. F. Cheong, Greg Warr, C. Neto*, Brian Hawkett “Tensile benefits of nanofibers in commercial paint” Polym. Chem. (2024) 10.1039/d3py01335a. (IF = 4.760)

2023

  1. I.J. Gresham, S. G. Lilley, A. R. J. Nelson, K. Koynov, C. Neto; “Nanostructure Explains the Behavior of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid Surfaces” Angewandte Chemie (2023) 10.1002/anie.202308008 (IF=16.6) Journal open access
  2. I.J. Gresham, C. Neto; “Advances and challenges in slippery covalently-attached liquid surfaces” Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. (2023) 10.1016/j.cis.2023.102906 (IF=15.2)
  3. A. Katselas, I. J. Gresham, A. R. J. Nelson, C. Neto; “Exploring the water capture efficiency of covalently attached liquid-like surfaces” J. Chem. Phys. (2023) 10.1063/5.0146847 (IF=4.3)
  4. J.K. Hong, I. J. Gresham, D. Daniel, A. Waterhouse, C. Neto; “Visualizing Nanoscale Lubricant Layer Under Blood Flow” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces (2023) 10.1021/acsami.3c11898 (IF=9.5)
  5. D. Stuart-Fox, L. Ng, L. Barner, A.T.D. Bennet, S. J Blamires, M. A. Elgar, A. R. Evans, A. Franklin, K. Hölttä-Otto, J. A Hutchison, F. Jativa, A. Jessop, J. Kelley, J. McGaw, J. Mei, M. Mirkhalaf, M. Musameh, C. Neto, A. J. O’Connor, T. Schork, G. E Schröder-Turk, N. H Voelcker, A. Wang, G. S Watson, J. A Watson, L. Wesemann, W. WH Wong; “Challenges and opportunities for innovation in bioinformed sustainable materials”; Commun. Mater. 4, 80 (2023) https://rdcu.be/dnJI9 (IF = 7.8) Journal open access
  6. G. McHale, R. Ledesma-Aguilara, C. Neto; “Cassie’s Law Reformulated: Composite Surfaces From Superspreading to Superhydrophobic” Langmuir 39, 11028-11035 (2023) doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01313 (IF = 4.33) Journal open access

2022

  1. J.K. Hong, A.M. Ruhoff, K. Mathur, C. Neto, A. Waterhouse; “Mechanisms for Reduced Fibrin Clot Formation on Liquid-Infused Surfaces” Adv. Healthcare . Mater. 10.1002/adhm.202201360 (2022)
  2. C. Vega-Sánchez, C. Neto*; “Slightly Depleted Lubricant-infused Surfaces Are No Longer Slippery”, Langmuir (2022) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01412 (IF = 4.33)
  3. S. Peppou-Chapman, C. Vega-Sanchez, C. Neto*; “Detection of Nanobubbles on Lubricant-Infused Surfaces Using AFM Meniscus Force Measurements”, Langmuir 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01411 (2022).(IF = 4.33)
  4. A. Katselas, R. Parin, C. Neto*; “Quantification of Nucleation Site Density as a Function of Surface Wettability on Smooth Surfaces” Adv. Mater. Interfaces 9, 2200246 (2022) (IF = 6.14) Journal open access
  5. Vega-Sánchez, C; Peppou-Chapman, S; Zhu, L; Neto, C*; “Nanobubbles explain the large slip observed on lubricant-infused surfaces” Nature Comm.. 13, 351 (2022). DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-28016-1 (IF=17.7) Highlighted by the Editor, 26 Jan 2022.
  6. Hong, J. K; Mathur, K; Ruhoff, A. M; Akhavan, B; Waterhouse, A; Neto, C; “Design Optimization of Perfluorinated Liquid-Infused Surfaces for Blood-Contacting Applications” Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 2102214. (IF = 6.14) DOI:10.1002/admi.202102214

2021

  1. Vega-Sánchez, C; Neto, C; “Pressure Drop Measurements in Microfluidic Devices: A Review on the Accurate Quantification of Interfacial Slip”, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2101641, 2021. (IF = 6.14) with cover DOI:10.1002/admi.202101641
  2. Baeckens, S; Temmerman, M; Gorb S.N; Neto, C; Whiting, M.J; Van Damme, R; “Convergent evolution of skin surface microarchitecture and increased skin hydrophobicity in semi-aquatic anole lizards”. J Exp Biol. 224, 2021, DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02858 (IF = 3.312)
  3. Peppou-Chapman, S and Neto, C. Depletion of the lubricant from lubricant-infused surfaces due to an air/water interface Langmuir (2021). 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02858 (IF = 4.33)
  4. Fenati, R.A; Quinn, M.S; Bilinsky, H.C; and Neto, C. Antifouling Properties of Liquid-Infused Riblets Fabricated by Direct Contactless Microfabrication Advanced Engineering Materials (2021) 10.1002/adem.202000905, open access link
  5. Wang, Z; Owais, A; Neto, C; Pereira, J.M; and Gan, Y. Enhancing Spontaneous Droplet Motion on Structured Surfaces with Tailored Wedge Design Advanced Materials Interfaces, (2021) 10.1002/admi.202000520, open access link
  6. Djerdjev, AM; Priyananda, P; Gore, J; Beattie, JK; Neto, C; and Hawkett, BS. Safer Emulsion Explosives Resulting from NOx Inhibition Chemical Engineering Journal (2021) 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125713, open access link

2020

  1. Hong, JK; Gao, L; Singh, J; Goh, T; Ruhoff, AM; Neto, C and Waterhouse A. Evaluating medical device and material thrombosis under flow: current and emerging technologies Biomaterials Science, 8, (21), 5824-5845, 2020. DOI: 10.1039/d0bm01284j, open access link
  2. Nguyen, D; Zhu, L; Huynh, VT; Azniwati, A; Pham, N; Lam, M; Serelis, AK; Davey, T; Such, C; Neto, C and Hawkett. BS. Soft-hard Janus nanoparticles for polymer encapsulation of solid particulate Polymer Chemistry, 11, (35), 5610-5618, 2020. DOI: 10.1039/d0py00845a, open access link
  3. Peppou-Chapman, S; Hong, JK; Waterhouse, A and Neto, C. Life and death of liquid-infused surfaces: A review on the choice, analysis and fate of the infused liquid layer Chemical Society Reviews, 49, (11), 3688-3715, 2020. DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00036a, open access link
  4. Scarratt, LRJ; Zhu, L and Neto, C. Large Effective Slip on Lubricated Surfaces Measured with Colloidal Probe AFM. Langmuir, 36, (21), 6033-6040, 2020. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02935, open access link

2019

  1. O’Reilly, C; Motion, A; and Neto, C. Looking Thru the Nano Lens: Art, Science and Nature. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 27, (7), 23-33, 2019. DOI: 10.30722/IJISME.27.07.003, open access link
  2. Katselas, A; Motion, A; O’Reilly, C and Neto, C. Chemical Curiosity on Campus: An Undergraduate Project on the Structure and Wettability of Natural Surfaces. Journal of Chemical Education, 96, (9), 1998-2002, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00324
  3. Owais, A; Djerdjev, AM; Hook, JM; Yuen, A; Rowlands, W; White, NG and Neto, C. Host-guest interactions of catechol and 4-ethylcatechol with surface-immobilized blue-box molecules. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, (20), 12713-12722, 2019. DOI: 10.1039/c9ta00556k
  4. Scarratt, LRJ; Zhu, L and Neto, C. How slippery are SLIPS? Measuring effective slip on lubricated surfaces with colloidal probe atomic force microscopy. Langmuir, 35 (8), 2976-2982, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03767, open access link
  5. Colusso, E; Martucci, A and Neto, C. Fabrication of biomimetic micropatterned surfaces by sol-gel dewetting. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 6 (4), 1801629, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/admi.201801629
  6. Tonelli, M; Peppou-Chapman, S; Ridi, F and Neto, C. Effect of pore size, lubricant viscosity, and distribution on the slippery properties of infused cement surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123 (5), 2987-2995, 2019. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11221
  7. Shou, K; Hong, JK; Wood, ES; Hook, JM; Nelson, A; Yin, Y; Andersson, GG; Abate, A; Steiner, U and Neto, C. Ultralow surface energy self-assembled monolayers of iodo-perfluorinated alkanes on silica driven by halogen bonding. Nanoscale, 11 (5), 2401-2411, 2019. DOI: 10.1039/c8nr08195f
  8. Vullers, F; Peppou-Chapman, S; Kavalenka, MN; Holscher, H and Neto, C. Effect of repeated immersions and contamination on plastron stability in superhydrophobic surfaces. Physics of Fluids, 31 (1), 012102, 2019. DOI: 10.1063/1.5064817

2018

  1. Peppou-Chapman, S and Neto, C. Mapping depletion of lubricant films on antibiofouling wrinkled slippery surfaces. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (39), 33669-33677, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b11768
  2. Owais, A; Smith-Palmer, T; Gentle, A and Neto, C. Influence of long-range forces and capillarity on the function of underwater superoleophobic wrinkled surfaces. Soft Matter, 14 (32), 6627-6634, 2018. DOI: 10.1039/c8sm00709h
  3. Chiu, M; Wood, JA; Widmer-Cooper, A and Neto, C. Aligned droplet patterns by dewetting of polymer bilayers. Macromolecules, 51 (15), 5485-5493, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b00620
  4. Ware, CS; Smith-Palmer, T; Peppou-Chapman, S; Scarratt, LRJ; Humphries, EM; Balzer, D and Neto, C. Marine antifouling behavior of lubricant-infused nanowrinkled polymeric surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (4), 4173-4182, 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b14736, open access link
  5. Djerdjev, AM; Priyananda, P; Gore, J; Beattie, JK; Neto, C and Hawkett, BS. The mechanism of the spontaneous detonation of ammonium nitrate in reactive grounds. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6 (10), 281-288, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2017.12.003

2017

  1. Gao, N; Chiu, M and Neto, C. Receding contact line motion on nanopatterned and micropatterned polymer surfaces. Langmuir, 33 (44), 12602-12608, 2017. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03100
  2. Zhu, L; Nguyen, D; Davey, T; Baker, M; Such, C; Hawkett, BS and Neto, C. Mechanical properties of Ropaque hollow nanoparticles. Polymer, 131, 10-16, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.030
  3. Telford, AM; Thickett, SC and Neto, C. Functional patterned coatings by thin polymer film dewetting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 507, 453-469, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.07.004
  4. Scarratt, LRJ; Steiner, U and Neto, C. A review on the mechanical and thermodynamic robustness of superhydrophobic surfaces. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 246, 133-152, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.05.018
  5. Al-Khayat, O; Hong, JK; Beck, DM; Minett, AI and Neto, C. Patterned polymer coatings increase the efficiency of dew harvesting. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9 (15), 13676-13684, 2016. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16248

2016

  1. Al-Khayat, O; Hong, JK; Geraghty, K and Neto, C. “The good, the bad, and the slippery”: A tale of three solvents in polymer film dewetting. Macromolecules, 49 (17), 6590-6598, 2016. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01579
  2. Rowe, M; Teo, GH; Horne, J; Al-Khayat, O; Neto, C and Thickett, SC. High glass transition temperature fluoropolymers for hydrophobic surface coatings via RAFT copolymerization. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 69 (7), 725-734, 2016. DOI: 10.1071/CH15787
  3. Scarratt, LRJ; Hoatson, BS; Wood, ES; Hawkett, BS and Neto, C. Durable superhydrophobic surfaces via spontaneous wrinkling of Teflon AF. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 8 (10), 6743-6750, 2016. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12165
  4. Telford, AM; Easton, CD; Hawkett, BS and Neto, C. Waterborne, all-polymeric, colloidal ‘raspberry’ particles with controllable hydrophobicity and water droplet adhesion properties. Thin Solid Films, 603, 69-74, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2016.01.052
  5. Al-Khayat, O; Geraghty, K; Shou, K; Nelson, A and Neto, C. Chain collapse and interfacial slip ofpolystyrene films in good/nonsolvent vapor mixtures. Macromolecules, 49 (4), 1344-1352. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02253
  6. Charrault, E; Lee, T; Easton, CD and Neto, C. Boundary flow on end-grafted PEG brushes. Soft Matter, 12 (6), 1906-1914. DOI: 10.1039/c5sm02546j

2015

  1. Wong, I; Teo, GH; Neto, C and Thickett, SC. Micropatterned surfaces for atmospheric water condensation via controlled radical polymerization and thin film dewetting. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7 (38), 21562-21570, 2015. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b06856
  2. Ghezzi, M; Wang, P-Y; Kingshott, P and Neto, C. Guiding the dewetting of thin polymer films by colloidal imprinting. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2 (11), 1500068, 2015. DOI: 10.1002/admi.201500068
  3. Lee, T; Hendy, SC and Neto, C. Control of nanoparticle formation using the constrained dewetting of polymer brushes. Nanoscale, 7 (7), 2894-2899, 2015. DOI: 10.1039/c4nr07412b
  4. Priyananda, P; Djerdjev, AM; Gore, J; Neto, C; Beattie, JK and Hawkett, BS. Premature detonation of an NH4NO3 emulsion in reactive ground. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 283, 314-320, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.08.070

2014

  1. Ghezzi, M; Thickett, SC; Telford, AM; Easton, CD; Meagher, L and Neto, C. Protein micropattersn by PEG grafting on dewetted PLGA films. Langmuir, 30 (39), 11714-11722, 2014. DOI: 10.1021/la5018592
  2. Lee, T; Charrault, E and Neto, C. Interfacial slip on rough, patterned and soft surfaces: A review of experiments and simulations. Adv. Colloid Interface Sci., 210, 21-38, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.02.015

2013

  1. Telford, AM; Neto, C and Meagher, L. Robust grafting of PEG-methacrylate brushes from polymeric coatings. Polymer, 54 (21), 5490-5498, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2013.07.077
  2. Telford, AM; Hawkett, BS; Such, C and Neto, C. Mimicking the wettability of the rose petal using self-assembly of waterborne polymer particles. Chemistry of Materials, 25 (17), 3472-3479, 2013. DOI: 10.1021/cm4016386
  3. Telford, AM; Pham, BTT; Neto, C and Hawkett, BS. Micron-sized polymstyrene particles by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization in air: Synthesis and mechanism. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 51 (19), 3997-4002, 2013. DOI: 10.1002/pola.26841
  4. Lee, T; Hendy, SC and Neto, C. Tunable nanopatterns via the constrained dewetting of polymer brushes. Macromolecules, 46 (15), 6326-6335, 2013. DOI: 10.1021/ma400593z
  5. Lim, SK; Perrier, S and Neto, C. Patterned chemisorption of proteins by thin polymer film dewetting. Soft Matter, 9 (9), 2598-2602, 2013. DOI: 10.1039/c3sm27241a

2012

  1. Thickett, SC; Moses, J; Gamble, JR and Neto, C. Micropatterned substrates made by polymer bilayer dewetting and collagen nanoscle assembly support endothelial cell adhesion. Soft Matter, 8 (39), 9996-10007, 2012. DOI: 10.1039/c2sm26557e
  2. Telford, AM; Meagher, L; Glattauer, V; Gengenbach, TR; Easton, CD and Neto, C. Micropatterning of polymer brushes: Grafting from dewetting polymer films for biological applications. Biomacromolecules, 13 (9), 2989-2996, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/bm3010534
  3. Lee, T; Hendy, SC and Neto, C. Interfacial flow of simple liquids on polymer brushes: Effect of solvent quality and grafting density. Macromolecules, 45 (15), 6241-6252, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/ma300880y
  4. Ghezzi, M; Thickett, SC and Neto, C. Early and intermediate stages of guided dewetting in polystyrene thin films. Langmuir, 28 (27), 10147-10151, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/la301773h
  5. Zhu, L; Attard, P and Neto, C. Reconciling slip measurements in symmetric and asymmetric systems. Langmuir, 28 (20), 7768-7774, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/la301040d
  6. Zhu, L; Neto, C and Attard, P. Reliable measurements of interfacial slip by colloid probe atomic force microscopy. III. Shear-rate-dependent slip. Langmuir, 28 (7), 3465-3473, 2012. DOI: 10.1021/la204566h

2011

  1. Telford, AM; Thickett, SC; James, M and Neto, C. Competition between dewetting and cross-linking in poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)/polystyrene biolayer films. Langmuir, 27 (23), 14207-14217, 2011. DOI: 10.1021/la2029577
  2. Thickett, SC; Neto, C and Harris, AT. Biomimetic surface coatings for atmospheric water capture prepared by dewetting of polymer films. Advanced Materials, 23 (32), 3718-3722, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/adma.201100290
  3. Zhu, L; Attard, P and Neto, C. Reliable measurements of interfacial slip by colloid probe atomic force microscopy. I. Mathematical modeling. Langmuir, 27 (11), 6701-6711, 2011. DOI: 10.1021/la2007809
  4. Zhu, L; Attard, P and Neto, C. Reliable measurements of interfacial slip by colloid probe atomic force microscopy. II. Hydrodynamic force measurements. Langmuir, 27 (11), 6712-6719, 2011. DOI: 10.1021/la104597d

2010

  1. Willmott, GR; Neto, C and Hendy, SC. Uptake of water droplets by non-wetting capillaries. Soft Matter, 7 (6), 2165-3024, 2011. DOI: 10.1039/c0sm00574f
  2. Thickett, SC; Harris, A and Neto, C. Interplay between dewetting and layer inversion in poly(4-vinylpyridine)/polystyrene bilayers. Langmuir, 26 (20), 15989-15999, 2010. DOI: 10.1021/la103078k
  3. Telford, AM; James, M; Meagher, L and Neto, C. Thermally cross-linked PNVP films as antifouling coatings for biomedical applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2 (8), 2399-2408, 2010. DOI: 10.1021/am100406j
  4. Willmott, GR; Neto, C and Hendy, SC. An experimental study of interactions between droplets and a nonwetting microfluidic capillary. Faraday Discussions, 146, 233-245, 2010. DOI: 10.1039/b925588e
  5. Joseph, KR and Neto, C. On the superhydrophobic properties of crystallized stearic acid. Aust. J. Chem., 63 (3), 525-528, 2010. DOI: 10.1071/CH09292
  6. Martelli, C; Canning, J; Khoury, T; Skivesen, N; Kristensen, M; Huyang, G; Jensen, P; Neto, C; Sum, TJ; Hovgaard, MB; Gibson, BC and Crossley, MJ. Self-assembled porphyrin microrods and observation of structure-induced iridescence. J. Mater. Chem., 20 (12), 2310-2316, 2010. DOI: 10.1039/b917695k
  7. Sriprom, W; Neto, C and Perrier, S. Rapid photochromic nanopatterns from block copolymers. [[Soft Matter, 6 (5), 909-914, 2010. DOI; 10.1039/b920133e

2009

  1. Huyang, G; Canning, J; Gibson, BC; Khoury, T; Sum, TJ; Neto, C and Crossley, MJ. Focused ion beam processing and engineering of devices in self-assembled supramolecular structures. Nanotechnology, 20 (48), 485301 (6pp), 2009. DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/48/485301
  2. Neto, C; Joseph, KR and Brant, WR. On the superhydrophobic properties of nickel nanocarpets. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 11 (41), 9537-9544, 2009. DOI: 10.1039/b909899b
  3. Sriprom, W; James, M; Perrier, S and Neto, C. Ordered microphase separation in thin films of PMMA-PBA synthesized by RAFT: Effect of block polydispersity. Macromolecules, 42 (8), 3138-3146, 2009. DOI: 10.1021/ma9004428
  4. Neto, C; James, M and Telford, AM. On the composition of the top layer of microphase separated thin PS-PEO films. Macromolecules, 42 (13), 4801-4808, 2009. DOI: 10.1021/ma900690e

Book Chapters

  1. Duong, HTT; Nguyen, D; Neto, C and Hawkett, BS. Synthesis and applications of polymeric Janus nanoparticles. Book chapter in: Soft, Hard, and Hybrid Janus Structures. Synthesis, Self-Assembly, and Applications. ISBN: 978-1-78634-314-7. Editors: Zhiqun Lin and Bo Li. Published by World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd, UK. Chapter 2, pp 31-67, 2018. DOI: 10.1142/9781786343130_0002