Films whose water contact angle is higher than 150 have been the subject of great interest
and enthusiastic study in recent years. These films, which are called super-hydrophobic, are …

It is estimated that 30% of the adult population in Japan is affected by nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD). Fatty changes of the liver are generally diagnosed using imaging …

The activation of NF-κB inhibits apoptosis via a mechanism involving upregulation of various
antiapoptotic genes, such as cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP), Bcl-x L, A1/Bfl-1, and …

Background & Aims Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
(NASH) are increasingly a cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma globally. …

Various superhydrophobic films having different surface roughnesses were prepared, and
the relationships between the sliding angle, the contact angle, and the surface structure were …

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a compound semiconductor that has tremendous potential to facilitate
economic growth in a semiconductor industry that is silicon-based and currently faced with …

Antifogging mirror or self-cleaning glass can be realized utilizing photoinduced hydrophilicity
of titanium dioxide. Application fields of functional titanium dioxide coating is now …

Hydrophobicity and sliding behavior of water droplets were investigated on various hydrophobic
pillarlike and groove structures prepared on a silicon wafer by dicing and subsequently …

Superhydrophobic surfaces are those with a water contact angle greater than 150, and these
are desired for various industrial products. Such surfaces have been achieved for boehmite …

Transparent superhydrophobic thin films with TiO 2 photocatalyst were prepared by utilizing
a sublimation material and subsequent coating of a (fluoroalkyl)silane. The transparency of …