Role of chemistry in bio-inspired liquid wettability

A Shome, A Das, A Borbora, M Dhar… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

[HTML][HTML] Nanocellulose: Extraction and application

P Phanthong, P Reubroycharoen, X Hao, G Xu… - Carbon Resources …, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, nanocellulose and its applications gain high attraction in both research and
industrial areas due to its attractive properties such as excellent mechanical properties, high …

Silicone/graphene oxide co-cross-linked aerogels with wide-temperature mechanical flexibility, super-hydrophobicity and flame resistance for exceptional thermal …

ZH Zhang, ZY Chen, YH Tang, YT Li, D Ma… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of multifunctional and high-performance silicone aerogel is highly
required for various promising applications. However, unstable cross-linking structure and …

Roles of chemistry modification for laser textured metal alloys to achieve extreme surface wetting behaviors

A Samanta, Q Wang, SK Shaw, H Ding - Materials & design, 2020 - Elsevier
Wetting behaviors of structured metal surfaces have received considerable attention due to
the wide range of applications for commercial, industrial, and military uses as well as …

Optical design of silica aerogels for on‐demand thermal management

J Wang, D Yuan, P Hu, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Silica aerogels, a type of porous material featuring extra low density and thermal
conductivity, have drawn increasing interest from both academia and industry owing to their …

A superhydrophobic sponge with excellent absorbency and flame retardancy

C Ruan, K Ai, X Li, L Lu - Angewandte Chemie, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Frequent oil spillages and the industrial discharge of organic solvents have not only caused
severe environmental and ecological damage, but also create a risk of fire and explosion …

Transparent, superflexible doubly cross-linked polyvinylpolymethylsiloxane aerogel superinsulators via ambient pressure drying

G Zu, T Shimizu, K Kanamori, Y Zhu, A Maeno, H Kaji… - Acs Nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Aerogels have many attractive properties but are usually costly and mechanically brittle,
which always limit their practical applications. While many efforts have been made to …

Superhydrophobic nanocoatings: from materials to fabrications and to applications

Y Si, Z Guo - Nanoscale, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic nanocoatings, a combination of nanotechnology and superhydrophobic
surfaces, have received extraordinary attention recently, focusing both on novel preparation …

Roles of silanes and silicones in forming superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials

L Li, B Li, J Dong, J Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the self-cleaning and water-repellent properties of plants and animals in the
natural world, superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials develop quickly, and are of …

Droplet microarrays: from surface patterning to high‐throughput applications

W Feng, E Ueda, PA Levkin - Advanced materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput screening of live cells and chemical reactions in isolated droplets is an
important and growing method in areas ranging from studies of gene functions and the …