Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity

The use of hazardous chemicals as a secondary process in glass surface modification contradicts the aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals. Opting for laser surface texturing, hydrophilic soda lime silica glass surface can be transformed into a hydrophobic state by manipulating its surface ene...

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Main Authors: Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir, Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad, Izwan, Ismail, Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif
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Published: Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS) 2025
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author Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir
Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad
Izwan, Ismail
Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif
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Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad
Izwan, Ismail
Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif
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description The use of hazardous chemicals as a secondary process in glass surface modification contradicts the aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals. Opting for laser surface texturing, hydrophilic soda lime silica glass surface can be transformed into a hydrophobic state by manipulating its surface energy. To date, findings on the effect of roughness profile on surface energy are still limited. This study investigated a facile methodology for examining wettability, surface energy and surface topography resulting from variations in laser fluence, hatch pattern and spacing. The assessment of wettability according to ASTM D7490 and ASTM D7334 was conducted using distilled water, while surface topography was evaluated based on the ISO4287 standard. The sessile drop test reveals that samples with a spacing interval of 0.06 mm recorded a maximum water contact angle of 96° which equivalent to 26.98 mJ/m2; resulted in complete transformation into a hydrophobic state. Samples with Rz value greater than 23 μm generally exhibited lower wettability surface compared to pristine glass and promoted lower surface energy. These findings are significant for tailoring the roughness profile of glass using laser processing technique, which has the potential to modify the wettability of glass.
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spelling ump-448632025-06-18T06:40:37Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44863/ Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad Izwan, Ismail Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif QP Physiology TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology The use of hazardous chemicals as a secondary process in glass surface modification contradicts the aspirations of Sustainable Development Goals. Opting for laser surface texturing, hydrophilic soda lime silica glass surface can be transformed into a hydrophobic state by manipulating its surface energy. To date, findings on the effect of roughness profile on surface energy are still limited. This study investigated a facile methodology for examining wettability, surface energy and surface topography resulting from variations in laser fluence, hatch pattern and spacing. The assessment of wettability according to ASTM D7490 and ASTM D7334 was conducted using distilled water, while surface topography was evaluated based on the ISO4287 standard. The sessile drop test reveals that samples with a spacing interval of 0.06 mm recorded a maximum water contact angle of 96° which equivalent to 26.98 mJ/m2; resulted in complete transformation into a hydrophobic state. Samples with Rz value greater than 23 μm generally exhibited lower wettability surface compared to pristine glass and promoted lower surface energy. These findings are significant for tailoring the roughness profile of glass using laser processing technique, which has the potential to modify the wettability of glass. Malaysian Tribology Society (MYTRIBOS) 2025 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_nc_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44863/1/Laser%20texturing%20of%20glass%20for%20modified%20surface%20energy.pdf Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir and Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad and Izwan, Ismail and Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif (2025) Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity. Jurnal Tribologi, 44. pp. 16-40. ISSN 2289-7232. (Published) https://jurnaltribologi.mytribos.org/v44/JT-44-16-40.pdf https://jurnaltribologi.mytribos.org/v44/JT-44-16-40.pdf
spellingShingle QP Physiology
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir
Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad
Izwan, Ismail
Nur Ezrin, Mad Sarif
Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title_full Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title_fullStr Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title_full_unstemmed Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title_short Laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
title_sort laser texturing of glass for modified surface energy and hydrophobicity
topic QP Physiology
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
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