Robust superhydrophobicity: mechanisms and strategies

W Zhang, D Wang, Z Sun, J Song… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces hold great prospects for extremely diverse applications owing to
their water repellence property. The essential feature of superhydrophobicity is micro-/nano …

The past and future of sustainable concrete: A critical review and new strategies on cement-based materials

J de Brito, R Kurda - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The negative impacts of cement-based material (CBM) production are way bigger than ever
expected. To illustrate the scale of this phenomenon, all the forests in the world, regardless …

Design and applications of surfaces that control the accretion of matter

A Dhyani, J Wang, AK Halvey, B Macdonald, G Mehta… - Science, 2021 - science.org
BACKGROUND Surfaces that control solid, liquid, or vapor accretion have numerous
applications, including self-cleaning windows and solar panels; water and fog harvesting; …

Superhydrophobic surfaces: insights from theory and experiment

S Parvate, P Dixit, S Chattopadhyay - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic nanosurfaces with distinct wettability and versatility have found special
enthusiasm in both fundamental research and industrial applications. With the advent of …

Review on the recent development of durable superhydrophobic materials for practical applications

Q Zeng, H Zhou, J Huang, Z Guo - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces show great potential in oil–water separation, anti-
icing and self-cleaning. However, due to the instability caused by its fragile structure and …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrophobic or superhydrophobic modification of cement-based materials: A systematic review

J Zhao, X Gao, S Chen, H Lin, Z Li, X Lin - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic materials are investigated extensively because of their excellent surface
properties, such as self-cleaning, oil-water separation, corrosion resistance, anti-icing, and …

A superhydrophobic coating harvesting mechanical robustness, passive anti-icing and active de-icing performances

B Wu, X Cui, H Jiang, N Wu, C Peng, Z Hu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Ice accretion is a challenging issue for various residential activities and
industrial facilities. However, most of the current anti/de-icing coatings fail to maintain their …

Recent advances in chemical durability and mechanical stability of superhydrophobic materials: Multi-strategy design and strengthening

P Wang, C Li, D Zhang - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by the lotus leaf effect, non-wetting artificial superhydrophobic surfaces
demonstrate an enormous potential in numerous fields. However, limited by poor stability …

Nature-inspired chemistry toward hierarchical superhydrophobic, antibacterial and biocompatible nanofibrous membranes for effective UV-shielding, self-cleaning …

W Ma, Y Ding, M Zhang, S Gao, Y Li, C Huang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fabrication of environmental-friendly, low-cost, and free-standing superhydrophobic
nanofibrous membranes with additional functionalities such as self-cleaning and UV …

Superhydrophobic nanohybrid sponges for separation of oil/water mixtures

NY Abu-Thabit, OJ Uwaezuoke, MHA Elella - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution has led to different types of environmental pollution, including
frequent leakage of crude oil to marine waters and the contamination of wastewater with …