Ep. 59 - Superhydrophobia ft. Breno Sequeira

<p><strong>Breno Sequeira</strong> is a <strong>Master's </strong>candidate in <strong>Chemical Engineering </strong>at <strong>McGill University</strong>. He is working as a researcher in the biomimetics surface engineering lab. His current research aims to manufacture nonstick and superhydrophobic food and waste plastic containers. I was blown away by the processes behind the production of these materials, and discovered my new favorite word!<br> <br> *<em><strong>Note: </strong></em><em>Due to the visual nature of our discussion on the topic of "Contact Angle," please refer to the diagram at the following link for clarification: </em><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Force-diagram-of-Youngs-equation-and-associated-Contact-Angle-measurement_fig1_280115341" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Force-diagram-of-Youngs-equation-and-associated-Contact-Angle-measurement_fig1_280115341</a><br> <br> <strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> Biomimetics<br> Self-Cleaning &amp; Water-Repellancy<br> Micro &amp; Nanostructures<br> Surface Coatings<br> Hydrophobia vs. Hydrophilia<br> (Criteria for) Superhydrophobia<br> Superoliophobicity &amp; Omniphobicity<br> Contact Angle*<br> The Rose Petal Effect<br> Industry Applications<br> Injection Molding<br> Laser Micromachining<br> Environmental Impact</p> <p>///</p> <p><strong>Breno's Contact Info</strong><br> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenomumic/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenomumic/</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brenomumic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/brenomumic</a><br> Instagram: @brenomumic<br> ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Breno-Sequeira" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Breno-Sequeira</a><br> E-mail: <a href="mailto:breno.sequeira@mail.mcgill.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">breno.sequeira@mail.mcgill.ca</a></p> <p>///</p> <p><strong>Does free will exist? </str