Hierarchical Engineering of Sorption‐Based Atmospheric Water Harvesters
Harvesting water from air in sorption‐based devices is a promising solution to decentralized
water production, aiming for providing potable water anywhere, anytime. This technology …
water production, aiming for providing potable water anywhere, anytime. This technology …
Bioinspired special wettability surfaces: from fundamental research to water harvesting applications
Nowadays, the pollution of water has become worse in many parts of the world, which
causes a severe shortage of clean water and attracts widespread attention worldwide …
causes a severe shortage of clean water and attracts widespread attention worldwide …
Chemical fabrication strategies for achieving bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with micro and nanostructures: A review
S Xu, Q Wang, N Wang - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological surfaces in nature, such as lotus leaves, rose petals, and water striders, exhibit
excellent superhydrophobicity. The fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces inspired by …
excellent superhydrophobicity. The fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces inspired by …
Spontaneous droplets gyrating via asymmetric self-splitting on heterogeneous surfaces
Droplet impacting and bouncing off solid surface plays a vital role in various biological/
physiological processes and engineering applications. However, due to a lack of accurate …
physiological processes and engineering applications. However, due to a lack of accurate …
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 …
natural world, superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials develop quickly, and are of …
Wettability patterning for high-rate, pumpless fluid transport on open, non-planar microfluidic platforms
Surface tension driven transport of liquids on open substrates offers an enabling tool for
open micro total analysis systems that are becoming increasingly popular for low-cost …
open micro total analysis systems that are becoming increasingly popular for low-cost …
Spatially and temporally controlled hydrogels for tissue engineering
Recent years have seen tremendous advances in the field of hydrogel-based biomaterials.
One of the most prominent revolutions in this field has been the integration of elements or …
One of the most prominent revolutions in this field has been the integration of elements or …
Smart surfaces with reversibly switchable wettability: concepts, synthesis and applications
As a growing hot research topic, manufacturing smart switchable surfaces has attracted
much attention in the past a few years. The state-of-the-art study on reversibly switchable …
much attention in the past a few years. The state-of-the-art study on reversibly switchable …
Managing water on heat transfer surfaces: A critical review of techniques to modify surface wettability for applications with condensation or evaporation
Most materials of practical interest are neither completely wetting nor completely non-
wetting.“Surface wettability” then refers to the degree that a surface is hydrophilic (ie water …
wetting.“Surface wettability” then refers to the degree that a surface is hydrophilic (ie water …
A twice electrochemical-etching method to fabricate superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterns for biomimetic fog harvest
X Yang, J Song, J Liu, X Liu, Z ** - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterned surfaces have attracted more and more
attention due to their great potential applications in the fog harvest process. In this work, we …
attention due to their great potential applications in the fog harvest process. In this work, we …