Area of research
Surfaces, Coatings and Films · Computational Mechanics
Research interest
Professor Chiara Neto is a physical chemist and Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on surface science, nanostructured materials, and bio-inspired interfaces, with applications in sustainable technologies. She leads a multidisciplinary team investigating how surface properties influence material performance. Professor Neto collaborates with industry and academic partners and contributes to national research initiatives. She is active in mentoring early-career researchers and supporting equity in science.
Drop Friction and Failure on Superhydrophobic and Slippery Surfaces
Advances and challenges in slippery covalently-attached liquid surfaces
Nanostructure Explains the Behavior of Slippery Covalently Attached Liquid Surfaces
Cassie’s Law Reformulated: Composite Surfaces from Superspreading to Superhydrophobic
Nanobubbles explain the large slip observed on lubricant-infused surfaces
Quantification of Nucleation Site Density as a Function of Surface Wettability on Smooth Surfaces
Detection of Nanobubbles on Lubricant-Infused Surfaces Using AFM Meniscus Force Measurements
Depletion of the Lubricant from Lubricant-Infused Surfaces due to an Air/Water Interface
Life and death of liquid-infused surfaces: a review on the choice, analysis and fate of the infused liquid layer
Evaluating medical device and material thrombosis under flow: current and emerging technologies
Mapping Depletion of Lubricant Films on Antibiofouling Wrinkled Slippery Surfaces
Marine Antifouling Behavior of Lubricant-Infused Nanowrinkled Polymeric Surfaces
A review on the mechanical and thermodynamic robustness of superhydrophobic surfaces
Patterned Polymer Coatings Increase the Efficiency of Dew Harvesting
The mechanism of the spontaneous detonation of ammonium nitrate in reactive grounds
Durable Superhydrophobic Surfaces via Spontaneous Wrinkling of Teflon AF
Interfacial slip on rough, patterned and soft surfaces: A review of experiments and simulations
Micron-sized polystyrene particles by surfactant-free emulsion polymerization in air: Synthesis and mechanism