Fabrication and Applications of Nature-Inspired Surfaces with Selective Wettability

SY Akuoko, KS Kwon - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the Stenocora beetle, selective wettability surfaces incorporate alternating
wettable and nonwettable surface features that have received substantial attention over the …

Functional electrospinning Janus dressings with asymmetric surface wettability

H Luo, J Yang, Z **ang, R Shi, Y Chen - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
The Janus structure with asymmetric wettability has unique unidirectional water transport
properties, which can be utilized to manage moisture in the wound and subsequently help …

Biodegradable plastics in aquatic ecosystems: latest findings, research gaps, and recommendations

L Ribba, M Lopretti, GM de Oca-Vásquez… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and
undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community's countermeasures …

[HTML][HTML] Asymmetric composite wound dressing with hydrophobic flexible bandage and tissue-adhesive hydrogel for joints skin wound healing

Y Wang, D **ao, H Yu, R Ke, S Shi, Y Tang… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The frequent bending leads to unstable connection between the joint wound and dressings,
which increases the discomfort of patients. The current study developed an asymmetric …

A hydrophilic/hydrophobic janus membrane used as wound dressings with enhanced antibacterial properties

M Song, Q Zhao, X Wang, C Shi, X Hu, J Li - Fibers and Polymers, 2022 - Springer
In this study, an asymmetric wettable composite wound dressing consists of hydrophobic
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) outer layer and a hydrophilic polydopamine (PDA) coated Ag …

Three-dimensionally printed polylactic acid/cellulose acetate scaffolds with antimicrobial effect

M Zuo, N Pan, Q Liu, X Ren, Y Liu, TS Huang - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This study aimed to develop novel, biodegradable, antiseptic-loaded and low-cost scaffolds
using a direct ink writing (DIW) technique for antibacterial applications. Polylactic …

Polylactide/polyvinylalcohol-based porous bioscaffold loaded with gentamicin for wound dressing applications

M Amini Moghaddam, A Di Martino, T Šopík, H Fei… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study explores the feasibility of modifying the surface liquid spraying method to prepare
porous bioscaffolds intended for wound dressing applications. For this purpose, gentamicin …

Application of atomic force microscopy in adhesion force measurements

S Sadegh Hassani, M Daraee… - Journal of Adhesion …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The adhesion force between the surfaces and various compounds is a fundamental feature
that causes formation and modification of compounds and can be used to various …

Electrospun adsorbent membrane of PLA containing chitosan for toxic metal ions removal from aqueous solution: Effect of chitosan incorporation

HB Modolon, LB Teixeira, LP Mazur, PH Santos… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water resources and their pollution are vital to modern civilization. Thus,
adsorptive membranes are promising candidates to be applied in the filtration systems to …

Hierarchical structured PVA-PLA nanofibrous membrane with" water-chestnut-like" surface morphology for water harvesting

J Hou, G Zhou, Y Wang, D Guan - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In order to solve the problem that there is no clean water to drink in many parts of the world,
researchers are trying to explore some unconventional strategies to take water from nature …