This review examines the development of sustainable self-cleaning fabrics inspired by
natural designs such as lotus leaves and butterfly wings, focusing on the role of metal oxide …

Semiconductor photocatalysis provides potential solutions for many energy and
environmental-related issues. Recently, various semiconductors with hierarchical …

Superhydrophobic nanocoatings, a combination of nanotechnology and superhydrophobic
surfaces, have received extraordinary attention recently, focusing both on novel preparation …

Synthesis of metal nanoparticles using biological systems is an expanding research area in
nanotechnology. Moreover, search for new nanoscale antimicrobials is been always …

A facile template-free hydrothermal approach is developed to synthesize hierarchical flower-
like graphene–Bi2O2CO3 microcomposites. The as-prepared samples were systematically …

A bioinspired mineralization route to prepare self-cleaning cotton fabrics by functionalizing
their surface with nanostructured Ag@ ZnO is demonstrated herein. In a polyamine …

Nestlike 3D ZnO porous structures with size of 1.0–3.0 μm have been synthesized through
annealing the zinc hydroxide carbonate precursor, which was obtained by a one-pot …

Superhydrophobic surfaces prevent percolation of water droplets and thus render roll-off,
self-cleaning, corrosion protection, etc., which find day-to-day and industrial applications. In …

Abstract Indium oxide (In 2 O 3) doped zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposites were successfully
synthesized through a facile microwave hydrothermal method. The products were …

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/zinc oxide (ZnO) hybrid were large scale
synthesized by the reflux method in ethylene glycol with the aid of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone …