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Retraction: Dynamics of droplet motion over hydrophobic surfaces with functionalized and non-functionalized ferro particles
Ghassan Hassan, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Abba Abdulhamid Abubakar, Hussain Al-Qahtani, Abdullah Al-Sharafi
TL;DR
This retraction notice addresses an error in a study about droplet movement on surfaces with ferro particles.
Contribution
The paper retracts a previously published study due to significant issues affecting its conclusions.
Findings
The original study's findings on droplet motion dynamics are no longer considered valid.
The retraction highlights the importance of rigorous validation in scientific research.
Abstract
Retraction of “Dynamics of droplet motion over hydrophobic surfaces with functionalized and non-functionalized ferro particles” by Ghassan Hassan et al., RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 34866–34875, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA06073J.
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TopicsSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies · Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
The Royal Society of Chemistry hereby wholly retracts this RSC Advances article due to concerns with the reliability of the data.
Several concerns with the data have been identified within a group of articles by the same author group.
The authors have not been able to satisfactorily address these concerns.
Given the significance of these concerns, the Editor has lost confidence that the findings presented in this paper are reliable.
The authors were informed about the retraction of the article. Bekir Sami Yilbas has not agreed with the decision, the other authors have not responded.
Bekir Sami Yilbas states that the authors disagree with the retraction and state that all figures were generated by the authors, and the reuse of one or two surface-characterization images neither constitutes duplicated data being presented as new nor compromises the validity of the findings, since the scientific discussion in each paper is supported by multiple figures.
Signed: Laura Fisher, Executive Editor, RSC Advances
Date: 30th January 2026