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Below gives a selected list of the publications from Professor Glen McHale, Dr Mike Newton, Dr Neil Shirtcliffe and colleagues in Nottingham Trent University. Postprints of some papers are available by clicking on the links provided. Users who are registered with the ACS can click on the "Via ACS Server" links and logon to obtain a free copy of the article.

Complete list | Superhydrophobicity & Superspreading | Lichens, Plastrons & Soil | Interfacial Slip & Drag Reduction | Liquid Marbles & Electrowetting | Wetting & Spreading | Surface Acoustic Waves | Quartz Crystal Microbalances | Selected Others

Publications 2009

R. Ge, R.W.K. Allen, L. Aldous, M.R. Bown, N.Doy, C. Hardacre, J.M. MacInnes, G. McHale and M.I. Newton, Evaluation of a microfluidic device for the electrochemical determination of halide content in ionic liquids,
Anal. Chem. 81 (4) (2009) 1628-1637. Via ACS server

C.V. Brown, G.G. Wells, M.I. Newton and G. McHale,
Voltage-programmable liquid optical interface,
Nature Photonics 3 (7) (2009) 403-405. View abstract
(also see the Editor's interview)

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Learning from superhydrophobic plants: The use of hydrophilic areas on superhydrophobic surfaces for droplet control,
Langmuir (invited article), in press (2009). Via ACS server

G. McHale,
All solids, including teflon, are hydrophilic (to some extent), but some have roughness induced hydrophobic tendencies,
Langmuir 25 (13) (2009) 7185-7187. Via ACS server

N. J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton and Y. Zhang,
Superhydrophobic copper tubes with possible flow enhancement and drag reduction,
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 1 (6) (2009) 1316-1323. Via ACS server

J. Bachmann and G. McHale,
Superhydrophobic surfaces: A model approach to predict contact angle and surface energy of soil particles,
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 60 (3) (2009) 420-430. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, S. J. Elliott, M. I. Newton and N. J. Shirtcliffe,
Superhydrophobicity: Localized parameters and gradient surfaces,
in Mittal, K.L., ed, 'Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion', Koninklijke Brill NV, Vol. 6, 219-233 (2009). View book abstract

G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, C.R. Evans and M.I. Newton,
Terminal velocity and drag reduction measurements on superhydrophobic spheres,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 94 (6) (2009) art. 064104. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, S.J. Elliott, M.I. Newton, D.L. Herbertson and K. Esmer,
Levitation-free vibrated droplets: Resonant oscillations of liquid marbles,
Langmuir 25 (1) (2009) 529-533. Via ACS server

Publications 2008

N.J. Shirtcliffe, Y. Koc, A.J. de Mello, G. McHale, M.I. Newton and P. Roach,
Nano-scale superhydrophobicity: Suppression of protein adsorption and promotion of flow-induced detachment,
Lab-on-a-Chip 8 (4) (2008) 582-586. View postprint pdf

P. Roach, N.J. Shirtcliffe and M.I. Newton,
Progress in superhydrophobic surface development,
Soft Matter 4 (2) (2008) 224-240. View postprint pdf

M.I. Newton, P. Roach P and G. McHale,
ST quartz acoustic wave sensors with sectional guiding layers,
Sensors 8 (7) (2008) 4384-4391. View article pdf

G. McHale, C. Hardacre, R. Ge, N. Doy, R.W.K. Allen, J.N. MacInnes, M.R. Bown and M.I. Newton,
Density-viscosity product of small volume ionic liquid samples using quartz crystal impedance analysis,
Anal. Chem. 80 (15) (2008) 5806-5811. Via ACS server

R.H Morris, M. Bencsik, N. Nestlé, P. Galvosas, D. Fairhurst, A. Vangala, Y. Perrie and G. McHale,
Robust spatially resolved pressure measurements using MRI with novel buoyant-advection free preparations of stable microbubbles in polysaccharide gels,
J. Magn. Reson. 193 (2) (2008) 159-167. View postprint pdf

M. Bencsik, H. Adriaensen, S. Brewer and G. McHale,
Quantitative NMR monitoring of liquid ingress into repellent heterogeneous layered fabrics,
J. Magn. Reson. (Front cover image) 193 (1) (2008) 32-36. View postprint pdf

Publications 2007

G. McHale,
Liquids shape up nicely,
Nature Materials (Invited 'New & Views' item). 6 (9) (2007) 627-628. View postprint pdf

P. Roach, G. McHale, C.R. Evans, N.J. Shirtcliffe and M.I. Newton,
Decoupling of the liquid response of a superhydrophobic quartz crystal microbalance,
Langmuir 23 (19) (2007) 9823-9830. Via ACS server

G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, M.I. Newton and F.B. Pyatt,
Implications of ideas on super-hydrophobicity for water repellent soil,
Hydrol. Proc. 21 (17) (2007) 2229-2238. View postprint pdf

G. McHale,
Cassie and Wenzel: Were they really so wrong?,
Langmuir 23 (15) (2007) 8200-8205. Via ACS server

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.C. Perry, P. Roach,
Superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic transitions of sol-gel films for temperature, alcohol or surfactant measurement,
Maters. Chem. & Phys. 103 (1) (2007) 112-117. View abstract

G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, M.I. Newton, F.B. Pyatt and S.H. Doerr,
Self-organisation of hydrophobic soil and granular surfaces,
Appl. Phys. Letts. 90 (5) (2007) Art. No. 054110. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, D.L. Herbertson, S.J. Elliott, N.J. Shirtcliffe and M. I. Newton,
Electrowetting of non-wetting liquids and liquid marbles,
Langmuir 23 (2) (2007) 918-924. Via ACS server

M.I. Newton, D.L. Herbertson, S.J. Elliott, N.J. Shirtcliffe and G. McHale,
Electrowetting of liquid marbles,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 40 (1) (2007) 20-24. View postprint pdf

G. McHale,
Surface free energy and microarray deposition technology,
Analyst (invited article) 132 (2007) 192-195. View postprint pdf

M.I. Newton, C.R. Evans, J.J. Simons and D.C. Hughes,
Semen quality detection using time of flight and acoustic wave sensors,
App. Phys. Lett. 90 (15) (2007) art. 154103. View abstract

P. Roach, S. Atherton, N. Doy, G. McHale and M. I. Newton,
SU-8 guiding layer for Love wave devices,
Sensors 7 (11) (2007) 2539-2547. View article pdf

Publications 2006

N.J. Shirtcliffe, F.B. Pyatt, M.I. Newton and G. McHale,
A lichen protected by a superhydrophobic and breathable structure,
J. Plant Physiol. 163 (11) (2006) 1193-1197. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.C. Perry and F. B. Pyatt,
Plastron properties of a super-hydrophobic surface,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (10) (2006) Art 104106. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, F.B. Pyatt and S.H. Doerr,
Critical conditions for the wetting of soils,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (9) (2006) Art. 094101. View postprint pdf

D.L. Herbertson, C.R. Evans, N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Electrowetting on superhydrophobic SU-8 patterned surfaces,
Sens. Act. A. 130 (SI) (2006) 189-193. View postprint pdf

S.M. Stanley, I.A. Dodi, C.R. Evans, S.J. Paston, R.C. Rees, C.J. Percival, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Layer Guided-Acoustic Plate Mode biosensors for monitoring MHC-peptide interactions,
Analyst 131 (8) (2006) 892-894. View abstract

Publications 2005

G. McHale, S. Aqil, N.J. Shirtcliffe, M.I. Newton and H.Y. Erbil,
Analysis of droplet evaporation on a super-hydrophobic surface,
Langmuir 21 (24) (2005) 11053-11060. Via ACS server

C.R. Evans, G. McHale, N.J. Shirtcliffe, S. M. Stanley and M.I.Newton,
The effect of superhydrophobic SU8 patterned surfaces on the response of the quartz crystal microbalance,
Sens. Act. A 123-124 (2005) 73-76. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and N.J. Shirtcliffe,
Water repellent soil and its relationship to texture and hydrophobicity,
Eur. J. Soil Sci. 56 (4) (2005) 445-452. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.C. Perry and P. Roach,
Porous materials show superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic switching,
Chem. Comm. 25 (2005) 3135-3137. View postprint pdf
(See also Nature Highlight/News "Quick change for super sponge". Published on-line 20/7/05. Front cover image).

N. J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M. I. Newton, G. Chabrol and C. C. Perry,
Wetting and wetting transitions on copper-based super-hydrophobic surfaces,
Langmuir 21 (3) (2005) 937-943. Via ACS server

S.M. Stanley, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.J. Percival and C.R. Evans,
An EP-SAW for measurements of particulate matter in ambient air,
NDT & E 20 (1) (2005) 3-7. View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton, C.J. Percival and S.M. Stanley,
A SAW oscillator for monitoring particulate matter in air,
NDT & E 20 (4) (2005) 231-235. View abstract

Publications 2004

G. McHale, N. J. Shirtcliffe, S. Aqil, C. C. Perry and M. I. Newton,
Topography driven spreading,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93 (3) (2004) article 036102. View postprint pdf

N. J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, M. I. Newton, G. Chabrol and C. C. Perry,
Dual-scale roughness produces unusually water repellent surfaces,
Adv. Maters. 16 (21) (2004) 1929-1932. View postprint pdf

N. J. Shirtcliffe, S. Aqil, C. Evans, G. McHale, M. I. Newton, C. C. Perry, P. Roach,
The use of high aspect ratio photoresist (SU8) for super-hydrophobic pattern prototypes,
J. Micromech. Microeng. 14 (10) (2004) 1384-1389. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, N. J. Shirtcliffe and M. I. Newton,
Contact angle hysteresis on super-hydrophobic surfaces,
Langmuir 20 (23) (2004) 10146-10149. Via ACS server

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and N.J. Shirtcliffe,
Super-hydrophobic and super-wetting surfaces: Analytical potential?,
Analyst (invited article) 129 (4) (2004) 284-287. View postprint pdf

G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Surface roughness and interfacial slip boundary condition for quartz crystal microbalances,
J. Appl. Phys. 95 (1) (2004) 373-380. View postprint pdf

F. Martin, M.I. Newton, G. McHale, K.A. Melzak and E. Gizeli,
Pulse mode shear horizontal-surface acoustic wave (SH-SAW) system for liquid based sensing applications,
Biosens. Bioelectron. 19 (6) (2004) 627-632. View abstract

M.I. Newton, G. McHale and F. Martin,
Experimental study of Love wave devices with thick guiding layers,
Sens. Act. A-Phys. 109 (3) (2004) 180-185. View abstract

F. Martin, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Experimental study of Love wave sensor response by phase and group velocity measurement,
IEEE Sens. J. 4 (2) (2004) 216-220. View abstract

N.T. Pham, G. McHale, M.I. Newton, B.J. Carroll and S.M. Rowan,
Application of the quartz crystal microbalance to the evaporation of colloidal suspension droplets,
Langmuir 20 (3) (2004) 841-847. Via ACS server

Publications 2003

J.G. Ellis, G. McHale, G.L. Hayward and M. Thompson,
Contact angle-based predictive model for slip at the solid-liquid interface of a transverse-shear mode acoustic wave device,
J. Appl. Phys. 94 (9) (2003) 6201-6207. View postprint pdf

N.J. Shirtcliffe, G. McHale, C.C. Perry and M.I. Newton,
Intrinsically super hydrophobic organo-silica sol-gel foams,
Langmuir 19 (14) (2003) 5626-5631. Via ACS server

G. McHale,
Generalized concept of SH-APM and Love wave sensors,
Meas. Sci. Technol. (invited article) 14 (11) (2003) 1847-1853. View abstract

C.J. Percival, S. Stanley, M. Auer, A. Braithwaite, M.I. Newton, G. McHale and W. Hayes,
Detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using quartz crystal microbalances,
Anal. Chem. 75 (7) (2003) 1573-1577. Via ACS server

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and F. Martin,
Layer guided shear acoustic plate mode sensor,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 82 (13) (2003) 2181-2183. View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and F. Martin,
Theoretical mass, liquid and polymer sensitivity of acoustic wave sensors with viscoelastic guiding layers,
J. Appl. Phys. 93 (1) (2003) 675-690. View postprint pdf

S. Stanley, C.J. Percival, T. Morel, A. Braithwaite, M.I. Newton, G. McHale and W. Hayes,
Enantioselective detection of L-Serine,
Sens. Act. B: Chemical 89 (1-2) (2003) 103-106. View abstract

Publications 2002

G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Frenkel's method and the dynamic wetting of planar heterogeneous surfaces,
Colloids and Surfaces A206 (103) (SI) (2002) 193-201. View abstract

G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Global geometry and the equilibrium shapes of liquid drops on fibers,
Colloids and Surfaces A206 (103) (SI) (2002) 79-86. View abstract

N.T. Pham, G. McHale, B.J. Carroll, and S.M. Rowan,
Investigation of deposition of monodisperse particles on fibers,
Langmuir 18 (12) (2002) 4979-4983. Via ACS server

H.Y. Erbil, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Analysis of evaporating thick liquid films on solids,
J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 16 (14) (2002) 1869-1881. View abstract

H.Y. Erbil, G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
Drop evaporation on solid surfaces: constant contact angle mode,
Langmuir 18 (7) (2002) 2636-2641. Via ACS server

G. McHale, F. Martin and M.I. Newton,
Mass sensitivity of acoustic wave devices from group and phase velocity measurements,
J. Appl. Phys. 92 (6) (2002) 3368-3373. View postprint pdf

C. J. Percival, S. Stanley, A. Braithwaite, M. I. Newton and G. McHale,
Molecular imprinted polymer coated QCM for the detection of nandrolone,
Analyst 127 (8) (2002) 1024-1026. View abstract

K.A. Melzak, F. Martin, M.I. Newton, G. McHale and E. Gizeli,
Acoustic determination of polymer molecular weights and rotation times,
J. Polymer Sci. Pol. Phys. B 40 (14) (2002) 1490-1495. View abstract

M.I. Newton, G. McHale, F. Martin, E. Gizeli and K.A. Melzak,
Generalized Love waves,
Europhys. Lett. 58 (6) (2002) 818-822. View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and F. Martin,
Theoretical mass sensitivity of Love wave and layer guided acoustic plate mode sensors,
J. Appl. Phys. 91 (12) (2002) 9701-9710. View postprint pdf

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and F. Martin,
Layer guided shear horizontally polarized acoustic plate modes,
J. Appl. Phys. 91 (9) (2002) 5735-5744. View postprint pdf

Publications 2001

G. McHale, H.Y. Erbil, M.I. Newton and S. Natterer,
Analysis of shape distortions in sessile drops,
Langmuir 17 (22) (2001) 6995-6998. Via ACS server

L. McKenna, M.I. Newton, G. McHale, R. Lucklum and J. Schroeder,
Compressional wave generation in microdroplets of water in contact with quartz crystal resonators,
J. Appl. Phys. 89 (1) 2001) 676-680. View abstract

G. McHale and M.I. Newton,
The shape and stability of small liquid drops on fibers,
Oil & Gas Sci. Technol. - Rev Institut Français du Pétrole 56 (1) (SI) (2001) 47-54. View abstract and free access article

G. McHale, M.I. Newton, F. Martin, K.A. Melzak and E. Gizeli,
Resonant conditions for Love wave guiding layer thickness,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 79 (21) (2001) 3542-3543. View postprint pdf

C.J. Percival, S. Stanley, M. Galle, A. Braithwaite, M.I. Newton, G. McHale and W. Hayes,
Molecularly imprinted polymer coated quartz crystal microbalances for the detection of terpenes,
Anal. Chem. 73 (17) (2001) 4225-4228. Via ACS server

M.I. Newton, G. McHale, F. Martin, E. Gizeli and K.A. Melzak,
Pulse mode operation of Love wave devices for biosensing applications,
Analyst 126 (12) (2001) 2107-2109. View abstract

M.I. Newton, F. Martin, K. Melzak, E. Gizeli and G. McHale,
Harmonic Love wave devices for biosensing applications,
Electron. Lett. 37 (6) (2001) 340-341. View abstract

Publications 2000

G. McHale, M. I. Newton, M.K. Banerjee and J.A. Cowen,
Acoustic wave-liquid interactions,
Maters. Sci. Eng. C12 (1-2) (SI) (2000) 17-22. View abstract

S.M. Rowan, M.I. Newton, F.W. Dreiwer and G. McHale,
Evaporation of microdroplets of azeotropic liquids,
J. Phys. Chem. B 104 (34) (2000) 8217-8220. Via ACS server

H.Y. Erbil, G. McHale, S.M. Rowan and M.I. Newton,
Analysis of evaporating droplets using ellipsoidal cap geometry,
J. Adhes. Sci. & Technol. 13 (12) (1999) 1375-1391.
(Also in: Drelich, J., Laskowski, JS. and Mittal, KL., eds., "Apparent and microscopic contact angles". Zeist, Netherlands: VSP, (2000) 457-473). View abstract

G.McHale, R. Lucklum, M.I. Newton and J.A. Cowen,
Influence of viscoelasticity and interfacial slip on acoustic wave sensors,
J. Appl. Phys. 88 (12) (2000) 7304-7312. View postprint pdf

M.I.Newton, T.K.H.Starke, M.R.Willis and G. McHale,
NO2 detection at room temperature with copper phthalocyanine thin film devices,
Sens. Act. B: Chemical 67 (3) (2000) 307-311. View abstract

M.I. Newton, T.K.H. Starke, G. McHale and M.R. Willis,
The effect of NO2 doping on the gas sensing properties of Copper Phthalocyanine thin films for gas sensing,
Thin Solid Films 360 (1-2) (2000) 10-12. View abstract

Publications 1999

G. McHale, S.M. Rowan, M.I. Newton and N.A. Käb,
Estimation of contact angles on fibers,
J. Adhes. Sci. & Technol. 13 (12) (1999) 1457-1469.
(Also in: Drelich, J., Laskowski, JS. and Mittal, KL., eds., "Apparent and microscopic contact angles". Zeist, Netherlands: VSP, (2000) 319-331). View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton, M.K. Banerjee and S.M. Rowan,
An acoustic technique for the monitoring of dynamic wetting behaviour,
J. Adhes. Sci. & Technol. 13 (12) (1999) 1471-1480.
(Also in: Drelich, J., Laskowski, JS. and Mittal, KL., eds., "Apparent and microscopic contact angles." Zeist, Netherlands: VSP, (2000) 487-496). View abstract

H.Y. Erbil, G. McHale, S.M. Rowan and M.I. Newton,
Determination of the receding contact angle of sessile drops on polymer surfaces by evaporation,
Langmuir 15 (21) 1999) 7378-7385. Via ACS server

G. McHale, M.K. Banerjee, M.I. Newton and V.V. Krylov,
Surface acoustic wave resonances in the spreading of viscous fluids,
Phys. Rev. B59 (12) (1999) 8262-8270. View abstract

M.I. Newton, M.K. Banerjee, T.K.H. Starke, S.M. Rowan and G. McHale,
Surface acoustic wave-liquid drop interactions,
Sens. & Act. A76 (1-3) (1999) 91-94. View abstract

Publications 1998

G. McHale, S.M. Rowan, M.I. Newton and M.K. Banerjee,
Evaporation and the wetting of a low energy surface,
J. Phys. Chem. B 102 (11) (1998) 1964-1967. View abstract

M.I. Newton, T.K.H. Starke, G. McHale, M.R. Willis and A. Krier,
Surface acoustic wave design for gas sensing applications,
Electron. Lett. 34 (17) (1998) 1706-1707. View abstract

Publications 1997

M.I. Newton, G. McHale, and M.K. Banerjee,
Reflection of surface acoustic waves by localized fluids,
Appl. Phys. Letts. 71 (26) (1997) 3785-3786. View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton, M.K. Banerjee and S.M. Rowan,
The interaction of surface acoustic waves with viscous fluids,
Faraday Discuss. 107 (107) (1997) 15-26. View abstract and free access article

S.M. Rowan, G. McHale, M.I. Newton and M. Toorneman,
Evaporation of microdroplets of three alcohols,
J. Phys. Chem. B 101 (8) (1997) 1265-1267. View abstract

G. McHale, N.A. Käb, M.I. Newton and S.M. Rowan,
Wetting of a high energy fiber surface,
J. Coll. Int. Sci. 186 (2) (1997) 453-461. View abstract

Publications 1995

S.M. Rowan, M.I. Newton and G. McHale,
Evaporation of microdroplets and the wetting of solid surfaces,
J. Phys. Chem. 99 (35) (1995) 13268-13271. View abstract

M.I. Newton, G. McHale, S.M. Rowan and M. Banerjee,
A surface acoustic wave technique for the observation of dynamic wetting,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 28 (9) (1995) 1930-1936. View abstract

G. McHale, M.I. Newton, S.M. Rowan and M. Banerjee,
The spreading of small viscous stripes of oil,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 28 (9) (1995) 1925-1929. View abstract

Publications 1994

G. McHale, M.I. Newton and S.M. Rowan,
Frenkel's method and the spreading of small spherical droplets,
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 27 (12) (1994) 2619-2623. View abstract