ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the wetting, adherence, and nanostructuring properties of the synthesized coatings. Wettability is a main property of the surface governed not only by the geometrical structure but also by the chemical composition. The synthesis of materials and/or devices with new properties by controlled manipulation of their micro- or nanostructures became an emerging interdisciplinary field in solid-state physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. The use of Pulsed Laser Deposition for manufacturing new materials involves the appropriate selection of laser parameters in respect to the photophysical properties of the target material. Laser ablation has been accordingly extensively used as an efficient tool for the preparation of nanomaterials in the form of thin films and particles. The wetting controls the interaction between the nano-objects and the substrate, which is basically governed by adherence, while nanostructuring allows for fabrication of designed products with appropriate wettability and adherence performances. Wettability in general can be affected by physical roughness and chemical heterogeneity.
