Stimuli-responsive polydopamine-based smart materials

P Yang, F Zhu, Z Zhang, Y Cheng, Z Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli responsiveness has long been a fascinating feature of smart material design.
Polydopamine (PDA), a nature inspired polymeric pigment, exhibits excellent photo …

Progress in interfacial solar steam generation using low-dimensional and biomass-derived materials

MNAS Ivan, S Saha, AM Saleque, S Ahmed, AK Thakur… - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The pressing concern of escalating water scarcity has spurred the creation of advanced
technologies, such as interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), to tackle the challenge …

A bioinspired antibacterial and photothermal membrane for stable and durable clean water remediation

Y Yang, L Yang, F Yang, W Bai, X Zhang, H Li… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven steam generation has been considered as a prevalent and sustainable
approach to obtain clean fresh water. However, the presence of microorganisms in seawater …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing wood-based solar-driven interfacial evaporators for desalination

Y Dong, Y Tan, K Wang, Y Cai, J Li, C Sonne, C Li - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Solar‒driven interfacial water evaporation is a convenient and efficient strategy for
harvesting solar energy and desalinating seawater. However, the design and fabrication of …

Cellulose‐based Interfacial Solar Evaporators: Structural Regulation and Performance Manipulation

W Wu, Y Xu, X Ma, Z Tian, C Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The shortage of freshwater resources has become a major obstacle threatening human
development, and directly utilizing solar energy by solar evaporators is emerging as a …

Interfacial solar evaporation: from fundamental research to applications

X Wu, Y Lu, X Ren, P Wu, D Chu, X Yang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG), powered by natural sunlight
garnered significant attention due to its great potential for low‐cost and environmentally …

Molecular engineering of hydrogels for rapid water disinfection and sustainable solar vapor generation

Y Guo, CM Dundas, X Zhou, KP Johnston… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Consumption of unsafe water is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in develo**
regions. Pasteurizing or boiling water to remove pathogens is energy‐intensive and often …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation for water treatment: advanced research progress and challenges

J Li, Y **g, G **ng, M Liu, Y Cui, H Sun… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation (SDIE) using the widely distributed solar energy as the
driving force and simple and portable photothermal evaporation structures as the core …

High-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation through molecular design of antibacterial, biomass-derived hydrogels

L Hao, N Liu, H Bai, P He, R Niu, J Gong - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrogel has been regarded as one of the most promising candidates for next-generation
solar evaporation technology to produce freshwater from non-potable water. However …

Solar-driven interfacial evaporation: design and application progress of structural evaporators and functional distillers

J Wang, Y Kong, Z Liu, H Wang - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology (TSDIE), which directly uses solar energy to
evaporate and purify water, is an emerging solution to address the shortage of freshwater …