"Wettability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The quality or state of being wettable or the degree to which something can be wet. This is also the ability of any solid surface to be wetted when in contact with a liquid whose surface tension is reduced so that the liquid spreads over the surface of the solid.
| Descriptor ID |
D017155
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.409.500 G02.860.908
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| Concept/Terms |
Wettability- Wettability
- Wettabilities
- Hygroscopicity
- Hygroscopicities
- Wetability
- Wetabilities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wettability" by people in Profiles.
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Continuous droplet removal upon dropwise condensation of humid air on a hydrophobic micropatterned surface. Langmuir. 2014 Aug 26; 30(33):10133-42.
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Incorporation of Ca and P on anodized titanium surface: Effect of high current density. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2014 Apr 01; 37:223-31.
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Hydrophobic-hydrophilic dichotomy of the butterfly proboscis. J R Soc Interface. 2013 Aug 06; 10(85):20130336.
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Effects of ethanol addition on the water sorption/solubility and percent conversion of comonomers in model dental adhesives. Dent Mater. 2009 Oct; 25(10):1275-84.
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Five-year prospective clinical evaluation of highly crystalline HA MP-1-coated dental implants. J Oral Implantol. 2008; 34(1):39-46.
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Effects of multiple sterilization on surface characteristics and in vitro biologic responses to titanium. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996 Jun; 54(6):738-46.