Electro‐/Photo‐Thermal Promoted Anti‐Icing Materials: A New Strategy Combined with Passive Anti‐Icing and Active De‐Icing

Z He, H **e, MI Jamil, T Li… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ice accretion on exposed surfaces is unavoidable as time elapses and temperature lowers
sufficiently in nature, causing detrimental impacts on the normal performance of devices and …

Reducing the contact time of bouncing droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces: Foundations, strategies and applications

Y Fan, Y Tan, Y Dou, S Huang, X Tian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing demands for superhydrophobic materials in real-world applications, such as
anti-icing, heat management, and energy harvesting, cannot be met by solely considering …

Cauliflower-like micro-nano structured superhydrophobic surfaces for durable anti-icing and photothermal de-icing

C Chen, Z Tian, X Luo, G Jiang, X Hu, L Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ice formation and accretion have a severe negative impact, thus creating the tremendous
demand for anti-icing/deicing surfaces. Compared with other techniques, superhydrophobic …

Mussel-Inspired Durable TiO2/PDA-Based Superhydrophobic Paper with Excellent Self-Cleaning, High Chemical Stability, and Efficient Oil/Water Separation …

Z He, H Wu, Z Shi, X Gao, Y Sun, X Liu - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oceanic oil spill and the discharge of industrial oily wastewaters can cause significant
threats to the ecological environment and human health. Herein, we design a durable …

In situ activation of superhydrophobic surfaces with triple icephobicity at low temperatures

Y Sun, Y Wang, W Liang, L He, F Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic surfaces have been widely studied due to their potential applications in
aerospace fields. However, superhydrophobic surfaces with excellent water-repellent, anti …

Facile Preparation of Robust Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic TiO2-Decorated Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponge for Efficient Oil/Water Separation

Z He, H Wu, Z Shi, Z Kong, S Ma, Y Sun, X Liu - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oily wastewater and oil spills pose a threat to the environment and human health, and
porous sponge materials are highly desired for oil/water separation. Herein, we design a …

Mussel-inspired durable superhydrophobic/superoleophilic MOF-PU sponge with high chemical stability, efficient oil/water separation and excellent anti-icing …

Z He, H Wu, Z Shi, X Duan, S Ma, J Chen… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The discharge of oily wastewaters is one of the major challenges in recent years due to its
significant threat to the environment and human health. Herein, we prepared durable …

3D microprinting of super‐repellent microstructures: recent developments, challenges, and opportunities

Z Dong, PA Levkin - Advanced Functional Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid super‐repellent surfaces, characterized by a low liquid–solid contact fraction, allow
various liquids to bead up and freely roll off. Apart from liquid repellency, these surfaces …

Crack-initiated durable low-adhesion trilayer icephobic surfaces with microcone-array anchored porous sponges and polydimethylsiloxane cover

C Chen, P Fan, D Zhu, Z Tian, H Zhao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reducing unfavorable ice accretion on surfaces exposed in cold environment requires
effective passive anti-icing/deicing techniques. Icephobic surfaces are widely applied on …

Multifunctional droplet‐surface interaction effected by bulk properties

X Tang - Droplet, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet‐surface systems are an area of great scientific and technological interest as they
widely present in diverse domestic and industrial applications. To modulate the biphasic …