The antifouling mechanism and application of bio-inspired superwetting surfaces with effective antifouling performance

H Zhang, F Wang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industries, the issue of pollution on Earth has become
increasingly severe. This has led to the deterioration of various surfaces, rendering them …

Revolutionizing biosensing with superwettability: Designs, mechanisms, and applications

ZF Gao, H Zhu, Y Li, X Yang, X Ren, D Wu, H Ma… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Interfacial superwettability and biosensors are constantly evolving and being recognized as
ubiquitous components of interfacial science. Superwettability provides new insight from …

A superhydrophilic and robust fabric, featuring self-assembled layers of chitosan and carbon nanotubes, facilitates high-throughput oil–water separation

H Zhang, Z Guo - Separation and Purification Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Petroleum pollution and industrial emissions of organic pollutants have become significant
issues affecting both ecological and human living environments. High-performance oil …

Supramolecular Ionogels for Use in Locating Damage to Underwater Infrastructure

L Jia, J **ao, Y Tan, K Zhang, Y Liu, X Wang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The capacity to self‐detect and locate damage to underwater infrastructure in emergencies
is vital, as materials and technologies that securely facilitate energy and information …

Revolutionizing marine Protection: Innovative designs for In-Situ applicable underwater antifouling superoleophobic coatings

Z **a, X Xu, X Jiang, J He, Y Chen, D Yu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is a high demand for underwater antifouling coatings for marine engineering and
underwater activities. However, In-situ painting coating in a water environment for various …

Recent progress of cotton fabric based on bio‐inspired modification for oil/water separation

X Meng, C Song, Y Dong, MJ Lis Arias… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
With the continuous development of the industry, oil spill accidents occur frequently.
Oil/water separation materials are considered to be a major choice for the treatment of oily …

A multifunctional coating with switchable wettability for efficient oil-water and emulsions separation

C Li, Y Mu, X Liang, T **a, X Li, M Wu - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Superwettable materials with switchable wettability have been attracting tremendous
attention in the field of oil-water separation. In this work, a multifunctional coating with …

Robust and efficient oil-water separation using candle soot deposited stainless steel mesh

S Li, S **e, G Chen, C Zhang, K **ang, Z Guo - Separation and Purification …, 2025 - Elsevier
In recent years, the rising concerns regarding oil pollution and the emissions of organic
pollutants from industrial activities have posed significant environmental and public health …

Strategies to modulate underwater oil wettability and adhesion

A Borbora, U Manna - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
Inspired by the extreme underwater oil repellence found in fish scales, formally defined as
underwater superoleophobicity, various functional interfaces have recently been derived …

Self‐healable, Tolerant Superaerophobic Coating for Improving Electrochemical Hydrogen Production

H Sarma, S Mandal, A Borbora, J Das, S Kumar… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gas‐evolving electrodes often suffer from the blocking of catalytic active sites—due to
unwanted and unavoidable adhesion of generated gas bubbles, which elevates the …