Research

Ski-lift of Sierra Nevada during an icing event.  Photograph courtesy of CETURSA 

Current projects 

1) Proyectos del Plan Nacional 2020. PID2020-116082GB-I00. "Superficies procesadas a micro/nanoescala con humectabilidad a medida y adhesión ajustable (MOJADO DE SUPERFICIES A DEMANDA)"  (01/09/2021- 31/08/2024) 

2) Proyectos I+D+i del Programa Operativo FEDER 2020. B-FQM-6GR20 "Superficies de acero para herramientas con rendimiento anticorrosivo y desmoldeante basado en los efectos pétalo y loto (PetusSteel)" (01/07/2021- 30/06/2023)  

Peer-reviewed international publications

39) F J Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Schon Fusco, Pablo Ibáñez-Ibáñez, Guillermo Guerrero-Vacas, Miguel Ángel Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Valverde, Water-Repellent Galvanized Steel Surfaces Obtained by Sintering of Zinc Nanopowder. Langmuir, 39 (15), 5469-5476, (2023)

38) Pablo F Ibáñez-Ibáñez, F J Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Miguel A Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Miguel A Rodríguez-Valverde, Mechanical Durability of Low Ice Adhesion Polydimethylsiloxane Surfaces. ACS omega, 7 (24), 20741-20749 (2023)

37) Pablo F Ibáñez-Ibáñez, F J Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Miguel A Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Miguel A Rodríguez-Valverde,  Ice adhesion of PDMS surfaces with balanced elastic and water-repellent properties. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 608, 792-799, (2022)

36) Pablo F Ibáñez-Ibáñez, FJ Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Miguel A Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Miguel A Rodríguez-Valverde. Contact line relaxation of sessile drops on PDMS surfaces: A methodological perspective. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 589, 166-172, (2021)

35) FJ Montes Ruiz-Cabello, S Bermúdez-Romero, Pablo F Ibáñez-Ibáñez, MA Cabrerizo-Vílchez, MA Rodríguez-Valverde. Freezing delay of sessile drops: probing the impact of contact angle, surface roughness and thermal conductivity. Applied Surface Science, 147964 (2020) 

34) Angelica Goncalves Dos Santos, F J Montes-Ruiz Cabello, Fernando Vereda, Miguel A Cabrerizo-Vilchez, Miguel A Rodriguez-Valverde. Oscillating Magnetic Drop: How to Grade Water-Repellent Surfaces. Coatings, 9, (4), 270 (2019)

33) FJ Montes Ruiz-Cabello, MA Cabrerizo-Vílchez, MA Rodríguez-Valverde. Evaluation of the solid-liquid contact area fraction of drops deposited on rough surfaces. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 568, 455-460 (2019)

32) Carmen Lucía Moraila, F. Javier Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Miguel Cabrerizo-Vílchez, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Valverde. Wetting transitions on rough surfaces revealed with captive bubble experiments. The role of surface energy. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 539, 448-456 (2019)

31)  F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, P. F. Ibáñez-Ibáñez, G. Paz-Gómez, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez,  M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde. Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Metal Surfaces for Anti-Icing Applications . JoVE (2018) 

30) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, P. F. Ibáñez-Ibáñez, J. F. Gómez-Lopera , J. Martínez-Aroza, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde. Testing the performance of superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 508, 129-136 (2017)

29) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, J.C. Rodríguez-Criado, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, G. Guerrero-Vacas. Towards super-nonstick aluminized steel surfaces. Progress in Organic Coatings 109, 135-143 (2017).

28) N. Ralbag, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, V. Gutkin, R. Sfez, D. Avnir. Continuous thermal control of hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity changes of hybrid films and of their directionality: Kinetics and substrate effects. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 505, 692–702 (2017).

27) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. Moazzami, M. Elzbieciak-Wodka, P. Maroni. Forces Between Different Latex Particles in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions Measured with the Colloidal Probe Technique. Microscopy Research and Technique, 80, 144–152 (2017)

26) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, T. Oncsik, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, P. Maroni, M. Cabrerizo-Vilchez. Specific Ion Effects and pH Dependence on the Interaction Forces between Polystyrene Particles. Langmuir 32, 11918−11927 (2016)

25) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, A. Amirfazli, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, M. A. RodrÍguez-Valverde. Fabrication of water-repellent surfaces on galvanized Steel. RSC Advances, 6, 71970–71976 (2016)

24) J.F. Gómez-Lopera, J. Martínez-Aroza, M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello. Entropic image segmentation of sessile drops over patterned acetate. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 118, 239–247 (2015).

23) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, G. Trefalt, T. Oncsik, I. Szilagyi, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Interaction Forces and Aggregation Rates of Colloidal Latex Particles in the Presence of Monovalent Counterions. J. Phys. Chem. B, 119, 8184−8193 (2015)

22) P. Maroni, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, C. Cardoso, A. Tiraferri. Adsorbed Mass of Polymers on Self-Assembled Monolayers: Effect of Surface Chemistry and Polymer Charge. Langmuir 31, 6045−6054 (2015)

21) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. Moazzami-Gudarzi, M. Elzbieciak-Wodka, P. Maroni, C. Labbez, M. Borkovec, G. Trefalt. Long-ranged and soft interactions between charged colloidal particles induced by multivalent coions. Soft Matter, 11, 1562–1571 (2015)

20) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, G. Trefalt, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Electric double-layer potentials and surface regulation properties measured by colloidal-probe atomic force microscopy. Physical Review E, 90, 012301 (2014)

19) G. Trefalt, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. Borkovec. Interaction Forces, Heteroaggregation, and Deposition Involving Charged Colloidal Particles. J. Phys. Chem. B, 118, 6346−6355 (2014)

18) F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Equilibrium contact angle or the most-stable contact angle? Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 206, 320–327 (2014)

17) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, G. Trefalt, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Accurate Predictions of Forces in the Presence of Multivalent Ions by Poisson−Boltzmann Theory. Langmuir, 30, 4551−4555 (2014).

16) M. Elzbieciak-Wodka, M. N. Popescu, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, G. Trefalt, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Measurements of dispersion forces between colloidal latex particles with the atomic force microscope and comparison with Lifshitz theory. J. Chem. Phys. 140, 104906 (2014).

15) P. Maroni, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, A. Tiraferri. Studying the role of surface chemistry on polyelectrolyte adsorption using gold–thiol self-assembled monolayer with optical reflectivity. Soft Matter, 10, 9220–9225 (2014)

14) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, G. Trefalt, Z. Csendes, P. Sinha, T. Oncsik, I. Szilagyi, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Predicting Aggregation Rates of Colloidal Particles from Direct Force Measurements. J. Phys. Chem. B, 117, 11853−11862 (2013).

13) F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Direct measurements of forces between different charged colloidal particles and their prediction by the theory of Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, and Overbeek (DLVO). The Journal of Chemical Physics, 138, 234705 (2013)

12) P. Sinha, I. Szilagyi, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, P. Maroni, M. Borkovec. Attractive Forces between Charged Colloidal Particles Induced by Multivalent Ions Revealed by Confronting Aggregation and Direct Force Measurements. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 648−652 (2013).

11) C. L. Moraila-Martínez, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde.  The effect of contact line dynamics and drop formation on measured values of receding contact angle at very low capillary numbers. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 404, 63-69 (2012)

10) P. Sinha, I. Popa, M. Finessi, F J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, István Szilágyi, Plinio Maroni, Michal Borkovec. Exploring Forces between Individual Colloidal Particles with the Atomic Force Microscope. CHIMIA, 66(4), 214-217 (2012)

9) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, A. Marmur, M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Comparison of Sessile Drop and Captive Bubble Methods on Rough Homogeneous Surfaces: A Numerical Study. Langmuir, 27, 9638–9643 (2011)

8) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Comparison of the Relaxation of Sessile Drops Driven by Harmonic and Stochastic Mechanical Excitations. Langmuir, 27, 8748–8752 (2011)

7) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Additional Comments on ‘‘An Essay on Contact Angle Measurements’’ by M. Strobel and C. S. Lyons. Plasma Process. Polym. 8, 363–366 (2011)

6) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Contact Angle Hysteresis on Polymer Surfaces: An Experimental Study. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 25, 2039–2049 (2011)

5) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, M. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. A new method for evaluating the most stable contact angle using tilting plate experiments. Soft Matter, 7, 10457–10461 (2011)

4) M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello and M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. A new method for evaluating the most-stable contact angle using mechanical vibration. Soft Matter, 7, 53 (2011)

3) M. A. Rodríguez-Valverde, F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, P M. Gea-Jódar, H. Kamusewitz, M. A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. A new model to estimate the Young contact angle from contact angle hysteresis measurements. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 365, 21–27 (2010)

2) F. J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, Halim Kusumaatmaja, Miguel A. Rodríguez-Valverde, Julia Yeomans, Miguel A. Cabrerizo-Vílchez. Modeling the Corrugation of the Three-Phase Contact Line Perpendicular to a Chemically Striped Substrate. Langmuir, 25(14), 8357–8361 (2009)

1) M.A. Rodríguez-Valverde, F.J. Montes Ruiz-Cabello, M.A. Cabrerizo-Vilchez. Wetting on axially-patterned heterogeneous surfaces. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 138, 84–100, (2008)

Peer-reviewed book chapters/proceedings

1. 3) TUTORING AND ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION FOR STUDENTS OF THE PHYSICS DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA, SPAIN. 2017, Proceedings of EDULEARN17 Conference, ISBN: 978-84-697-3777-4

2. 2) Entropic segmentation by region growing and merging for drop shape analysis, Gomez-Lopera, J.F.; Luque-Escamilla, P.L.; Martinez-Aroza, J.; Roman-Roldan, R.; Cabrerizo-Vilchez, M.A.; Rodriguez-Valverde, M.A.; Montes-Ruiz-Cabello, F.J.; International Workshop on Local and Non-Local Approximation in Image Processing, 2009. 19-21 Aug. 2009 Page(s):98 – 103, ISBN 978-1-4244-5167-8.

1) Juan Ignacio Rosales-Leal, Carlos Gramani Guedes, F. Javier Montes Ruiz, Miguel Cabrerizo-Vlchez, Santiago González López, Ramón del Castillo Salmerón. EFFECT OF ZIRCONIA SURFACE TREATMENT AND THERMAL AGEING ON FLEXURAL STRENGTH, WETTING AND ROUGHNESS. Clin Oral Invest 15:771–857, (2011)

Projects (partners)/Contracts with industry

6) Research contract "Caracterización superficial de la resistencia a la abrasión del aglomerado de cuarzo” (funded By COSENTINO (7/2/2021-6/8/2021)

5) Research contract “Second stage of research and Development Project to prevent and/or reduce icing of the installations of Sierra Nevada Ski resort” funded by CETURSA, Doppelmayr (20/09/16-31/10/17).

4) Research contract “To prevent and/or reduce icing of the installations of Sierra Nevada Ski resort” funded by CETURSA, Doppelmayr (13/11/2014-12/11/2015).

3) Research contract “Desarrollo de un nuevo respaldo integral de asiento de automóvil mediante nuevas tecnologías de sobreinyección (DESPEGA)” funded by Tecnimacor (2016-2018).

2) Research contract “Medida de propiedades interfaciales de azufre fundido”. Repsol-Rylesa (2015).

1) Research contract “Medida de propiedades interfaciales de mezclas de azufre-bentonita”. Repsol-Rylesa (2015-2016).