Liquid-repellent surfaces, especially smooth solid surfaces with covalently grafted flexible
polymer brushes or alkyl monolayers, are the focus of an expanding research area. Surface …

In thermodynamic equilibrium, the contact angle is related by Young's equation to the
interfacial energies. Unfortunately, it is practically impossible to measure the equilibrium …

Ice accumulation causes various problems in our daily life for human society. The daunting
challenges in ice prevention and removal call for novel efficient antiicing strategies …

Antibacterial photocatalytic therapy has been reported as a promising alternative water
disinfection technology for combating antibiotic‐resistant bacteria. Numerous inorganic …

In the field of interface science, superwettability and photocatalysis are two significant
research hot spots. Currently, wettability has been proved to be a decisive factor to enhance …

Coatings with low sliding angles for liquid drops have a broad range of applications.
However, it remains a challenge to have a fast, easy, and universal preparation method for …

Insights into develo** innovative routes for the stabilization of photogenerated charge-
separated states by suppressing charge recombination in photocatalysts is a topic of …

Durable and biocompatible superhydrophobic surfaces are of significant potential use in
biomedical applications. Here, a nonfluorinated, elastic, superhydrophobic film that can be …

While superhydrophobic structured surfaces have been studied extensively, they do not
readily repel low surface tension liquids. Recently developed liquid and liquid-like surfaces …

Polymer coatings with a combined competence of strong bonding to diverse substrates,
broad liquid repellency, and readily damage healing are in substantial demand in a range of …