Recent advances in the development of nanofiber-based aerogel for oil-water separation: a review

Y Liu, M Hao, Z Chen, S Ramakrishna, Y Liu, X Wang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the offshore oil spills and the massive discharge of industrial waste and civil oils
have caused irreversible harm to residents and marine organisms and are some of the most …

Multiphase displacement manipulated by micro/nanoparticle suspensions in porous media via microfluidic experiments: From interface science to multiphase flow …

W Lei, X Lu, M Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiphase displacement in porous media can be adjusted by micro/nanoparticle
suspensions, which is widespread in many scientific and industrial contexts. Direct …

Efficient protection of Mg alloy enabled by combination of a conventional anti-corrosion coating and a superamphiphobic coating

J Wei, B Li, L **g, N Tian, X Zhao, J Zhang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Magnesium (Mg) alloys have many unique properties but suffer from poor corrosion
resistance. Effective anti-corrosion strategies are highly desirable for widespread …

Enhancing water transport performance of gas diffusion layers through coupling manipulation of pore structure and hydrophobicity

XL Wang, ZG Qu, T Lai, GF Ren, WK Wang - Journal of Power Sources, 2022 - Elsevier
The water discharge capacity of gas diffusion layer (GDL) is a key factor for improving the
performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) at high current density. In …

Femtosecond laser fabrication of highly hydrophobic stainless steel surface with hierarchical structures fabricated by combining ordered microstructures and LIPSS

M Martínez-Calderon, A Rodríguez, A Dias-Ponte… - Applied Surface …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work we have developed hierarchical structures that consist of micro-patterned
surfaces covered by nanostructures with a femtosecond laser. The first part of this work is a …

The research on preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces of pure copper by hydrothermal method and its corrosion resistance

Y Wan, M Chen, W Liu, XX Shen, Y Min, Q Xu - Electrochimica Acta, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel method combining etching and hydrothermal treatment was used to
design the superhydrophobic surface on the copper substrates. The contact angle of the …

Janus interface materials: a critical review and comparative study

CK Söz, S Trosien, M Biesalski - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
In recent years, Janus interface materials with wettability contrast have attracted remarkable
attention because of their beneficial properties and versatile potential applications in …

Metal surface wettability modification by nanosecond laser surface texturing: A review

Z Liu, T Niu, Y Lei, Y Luo - Biosurface and Biotribology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Laser surface texturing (LST) is a non‐contact manufacturing process for fabricating
functional surfaces in a manner that improves the corresponding wettability, and is widely …

Interfacial engineering of room temperature liquid metals

JH Fu, TY Liu, Y Cui, J Liu - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Room temperature liquid metals (RTLMs), especially those made of gallium‐based alloys
belong to an emerging versatile material with fascinating characteristics derived from its …

Environmentally friendly expanded graphite-doped ZnO superhydrophobic coating with good corrosion resistance in marine environment

SW Wu, QT Jiang, S Yuan, QK Zhao, C Liu, H Tang… - Rare Metals, 2023 - Springer
Designing and fabricating the marine anti-corrosion materials without fluorine by
superhydrophobic method is a huge challenge. In this study, an environmentally friendly …