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This review gives a concise introduction to the state-of-art techniques used for surface texturing, e.g., wet etching, plasma etching, laser surface texturing (LST), 3D printing, etc. In order to fabricate deterministic textures with the desired geometric structures and scales, the innovative texturing technologies are developed and extended. Such texturing technology is an emerging frontier with revolutionary impact in industrial and scientific fields. With the help of the latest fabrication technologies, surface textures are scaling down and more complex deterministic patterns may be fabricated with desired functions, e.g., lotus effect (hydrophobic), gecko feet (adhesive), haptic tactile, etc. The objective of this review is to explore the surface texturing technology and its contributions to the applications.
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Sheng ZHANG. He received his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering in 2008 from California State University, Fresno, USA, and obtained his Ph.D degree in mechanical engineering at University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands. He has recently joined the State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Tsinghua University as a post-doctoral researcher in 2016. His research interests include bio-tribology and surface texture design.
Emile VAN DER HEIDE. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in mechanical engineering from University of Twente in 1995 and 2002. His current position is a professor, chair of Skin Tribology, Laboratory for Surface Technology and Tribology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, University of Twente. He has received President’s International Fellowship 2016/17 from Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research areas cover the surface engineering, biotribology and contact mechanics.
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Zhang, S., Zeng, X., Matthews, D.T.A. et al. Selection of micro-fabrication techniques on stainless steel sheet for skin friction. Friction 4, 89–104 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-016-0115-9
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