# Retraction: Water droplet on inclined dusty hydrophobic surface: influence of droplet volume on environmental dust particles removal

**Authors:** Ghassan Hassan, Bekir Sami Yilbas, Abdullah Al-Sharafi, H. Al-Qahtani, Nasser Al-Aqeeli

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d6ra90019d · RSC Advances · 2026-02-11

## TL;DR

This retraction notice announces the withdrawal of a 2019 study on how water droplet volume affects dust removal on hydrophobic surfaces.

## Contribution

The paper is retracted, indicating its findings are no longer considered valid or trustworthy.

## Key findings

- The original study was retracted by the authors and the journal.
- No new scientific contributions are made in this retraction notice.

## Abstract

Retraction of ‘Water droplet on inclined dusty hydrophobic surface: influence of droplet volume on environmental dust particles removal’ by Ghassan Hassan et al., RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 3582–3596, https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA10092F.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** Water (MESH:D014867)

## Full text

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