Membrane distillation (MD) is a rapidly emerging water treatment technology; however,
membrane pore wetting is a primary barrier to widespread industrial use of MD. The primary …

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 …

Oil spills and industrial organic pollutants have induced severe water pollution and
threatened every species in the ecological system. To deal with oily water, special wettability …

This revised, updated and expanded new edition presents an overview of biomimetics and
biologically inspired structured surfaces. It deals with various examples of biomimetics which …

Superoleophobic surfaces have drawn wide attention because of their special wetting
behaviour. By adjusting surface chemical composition and surface structure, different kinds …

The adhesion of sticky liquid foods to a contacting surface can cause many technical
challenges. The food manufacturing sector is confronted with many critical issues that can …

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 …

It is widely known that natural examples like lotus leaves can only repel room-temperature
water but cannot repel hot water and oils. Even though superamphiphobic surfaces …

The hydrophobic surface provides a promising way for the protection of concrete in marine
environment. However, the surface can be easily contaminated and lose hydrophobic …

A simple and inexpensive two-step immersion method is reported to make mild steel
superhydrophobic. Micro–nano-scale roughness and surface chemistry modifications were …