Background The technology of food packaging is responding to significant market dynamics
such as the rapid growth in e-commerce and preservation of fresh food, a sector that …

With the recent progress in nanotechnology and material engineering, nano-based coatings
have become multifunctional, smarter, efficient, versatile and durable. Superhydrophobic …

Nature has endowed many of its living systems with functional structures with highly tuned
wettability. Inspired by nature, scientists began to mimic these natural templates and as a …

Sponge-based materials have recently gained much attention in the field of oil/water
separation due to their easy fabrication, recyclability, environmental friendliness, and low …

In this study, low-cost, environmentally friendly and porous agar/PVA aerogel sorbent
materials with highly hydrophobic property were fabricated for the selective separation of …

Hybrid organic–inorganic materials are attracting enormous interest in materials science
due to the combination of multiple advantageous properties of both organic and inorganic …

In past decades, the frequent emergence of offshore oil accidents and the increasing of
soluble pollutants have caused enormous damage to the ecosystem. It is urgent to develop …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a substrate material with high purity and robust mechanical
strength, but due to its small pore size and relatively expensive price, it is restricted as an oil …

Limited robustness is a serious drawback for superhydrophobic coatings and degrades the
performance of superhydrophobic surfaces in practical applications. Although …

Crude oil leakage from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, causing severe
pollution to the environment has led to irreversible damage to ocean habitat and inhabitants …