Superhydrophobic surfaces hold great prospects for extremely diverse applications owing to
their water repellence property. The essential feature of superhydrophobicity is micro-/nano …

Self-cleaning materials have gained considerable attention for both their unique properties
and practical applications in energy and environmental areas. Recent examples of many …

Super‐hydrophobic surfaces, with a water contact angle (CA) greater than 150°, have
attracted much interest for both fundamental research and practical applications. Recent …

In the 19th century, Oscar Wilde stated “We live, I regret to say, in an age of surfaces”. Today,
we do so even more, and we do not regret it: key advances in the understanding and …

Superhydrophobicity is the tendency of a surface to repel water drops. A surface is qualified
as a superhydrophobic surface only if the surface possesses a high apparent contact angle …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have drawn a lot of interest both in academia and in industry
because of the self-cleaning properties. This critical review focuses on the recent progress …

This review provides an overview of recent advances in the application of superhydrophobic
surfaces to act as corrosion barriers. The adverse consequences of corrosion are a serious …

Recent achievements in the construction of surfaces with special wettabilities, such as
superhydrophobicity, superhydrophilicity, superoleophobicity, superoleophilicity …

Surface roughness is an important factor that affects dynamic wetting behavior, which can
improve the surface hydrophobicity, so it is of great significance to obtain a better …

Water manipulation is crucial for a wide range of engineering applications, such as
microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific …