Superhydrophobic materials have been widely reported throughout the scientific literature.
Their properties originate from a highly rough morphology and inherently water repellent …

Contact angle measurement is an effective way to investigate solid surface properties. The
introduction of low-cost digital cameras, as well as software and libraries for image analysis …

Using superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) with the water-repellent Cassie–Baxter (CB) state
is widely acknowledged as an effective approach for anti-icing performances. Nonetheless …

Ice accumulation on wind turbine blades poses a significant threat to the efficiency and
safety of wind turbines, necessitating urgent solutions through effective anti-icing/deicing …

Biomimetic slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPSs) are developed as a potential
alternative to superhydrophobic surfaces (SHSs) to resolve the issues of poor durability in …

Based on geometrical characteristics, all surface microstructures are categorized into two
types: closed-cell and open-cell structures. Closed-cell structures are well-known to have …

Separation of emulsified oil/water mixtures has become an increasingly important topic
worldwide. Superwetting materials offer a good platform for emulsified oil/water separation …

As a ubiquitous vapor-liquid phase-change process, dropwise condensation has attracted
tremendous research attention owing to its remarkable efficiency of energy transfer and …

Surfaces covered with micro, nano and multiscale topographies are the subject of significant
interest due to their ice-repellency properties in the last decade. Ultrafast laser processing is …

With the development of social economy, large quantities of oily wastewater discharged from
our daily life and industries have already threatened human health and natural environment …