Nature-inspired superwettability systems

M Liu, S Wang, L Jiang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2017 - nature.com
Superwettability is a centuries-old concept that has been rediscovered in past decades,
largely owing to new understanding of the mechanisms of special wetting phenomena in …

Nanoengineered materials for liquid–vapour phase-change heat transfer

HJ Cho, DJ Preston, Y Zhu, EN Wang - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Liquid–vapour phase change is a useful and efficient process to transfer energy in nature,
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …

Spontaneous dewetting transitions of droplets during icing & melting cycle

L Wang, Z Tian, G Jiang, X Luo, C Chen, X Hu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Anti-icing superhydrophobic surfaces have been a key research topic due to their potential
application value in aviation, telecommunication, energy, etc. However, superhydrophobicity …

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

T Zhu, Y Cheng, J Huang, J ** of droplets on Janus pillars: From local reconfiguration to global transport
S Feng, J Delannoy, A Malod, H Zheng, D Quéré… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Despite their simplicity, water droplets manifest a wide spectrum of forms and dynamics,
which can be actuated using special texture at solid surfaces to achieve desired functions …

Superhydrophobic photothermal icephobic surfaces based on candle soot

S Wu, Y Du, Y Alsaid, D Wu, M Hua… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

Bioinspired special wettability surfaces: from fundamental research to water harvesting applications

S Zhang, J Huang, Z Chen, Y Lai - Small, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, the pollution of water has become worse in many parts of the world, which
causes a severe shortage of clean water and attracts widespread attention worldwide …

Recent advances of bio-inspired anti-icing surfaces

S Jiang, Y Diao, H Yang - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The need for improved anti-icing surfaces is the demand of the time and closely related to
many important aspects of our lives as surface icing threatens not only industrial production …

Solar anti-icing surface with enhanced condensate self-removing at extreme environmental conditions

H Zhang, G Zhao, S Wu, Y Alsaid… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The inhibition of condensation freezing under extreme conditions (ie, ultra-low temperature
and high humidity) remains a daunting challenge in the field of anti-icing. As water vapor …