Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces

F Chen, Y Wang, Y Tian, D Zhang, J Song… - Chemical Society …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Recent advances in self-healing superhydrophobic coatings

H Zhang, Z Guo - Nano Today, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Due to special surface wettability, biomimetic superhydrophobic materials have received a
lot of attention. Nevertheless, its short useful life hinders widespread application. To …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic surfaces for practical applications: A review

MZ Khan, J Militky, M Petru, B Tomková, A Ali… - European Polymer …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there have been many successful attempts at artificially reproducing
the surface structures found on natural superhydrophobic surfaces. The researchers have …

Functional textiles with smart properties: their fabrications and sustainable applications

Y Zhang, X **a, K Ma, G **a, M Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Benefiting from inherent lightweight, flexibility, and good adaptability to human body,
functional textiles are attracting tremendous attention to cope with wearable issues in …

Bio-based materials with special wettability for oil-water separation

Q Fan, T Lu, Y Deng, Y Zhang, W Ma, R **ong… - Separation and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Oil leakage and the discharge of organic wastewater have not only threatened the
ecosystem, but also greatly aggravated water scarcity. The separation of oil-water mixture …

In situ growth of a stable metal–organic framework (MOF) on flexible fabric via a layer-by-layer strategy for versatile applications

W Li, Y Zhang, Z Yu, T Zhu, J Kang, K Liu, Z Li… - ACS nano, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Fabrics have been used broadly in daily life for an enormous variety of applications due to
their intrinsic advantages, such as flexibility, renewability, and good processability …

A transparent superhydrophobic coating with mechanochemical robustness for anti-icing, photocatalysis and self-cleaning

T Zhu, Y Cheng, J Huang, J **ong, M Ge, J Mao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Transparent and conformal superhydrophobic coating with mechanochemical robustness is
of great importance for various applications, such as waterproof, self-cleaning, and anti-icing …

Electrospinning nanofibers and nanomembranes for oil/water separation

X Yan, X **ao, C Au, S Mathur, L Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Offshore oil spills, industrial oily wastewater, and domestic oil pollution are some of the most
serious global challenges, and are leading environmental causes of morbidity and mortality …

Multifunctional superhydrophobic surfaces

SG Moghadam, H Parsimehr, A Ehsani - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Surface wetting has a significant influence on the performance and applications of the
materials. The superhydrophobic surfaces have water repellency due to low surface energy …

Recent advances in chemical durability and mechanical stability of superhydrophobic materials: Multi-strategy design and strengthening

P Wang, C Li, D Zhang - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Inspired by the lotus leaf effect, non-wetting artificial superhydrophobic surfaces
demonstrate an enormous potential in numerous fields. However, limited by poor stability …