Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

Directional liquid transport has broad engineering applications, and recent efforts have
demonstrated the feasibility of rapid and long-distance directional transport using external …

Protective materials are essential for personal, electronic, and military defenses owing to
their efficient impact-resistant and energy-absorbing properties. Inspired by the bottom-up …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) superhydrophobic/superoleophilic polymeric materials,
with highly efficient and continuous separation ability of immiscible oil/water mixtures and …

Multifunctional materials for the simultaneous separation of oil-in-water or water-in-oil
emulsions and adsorption of heavy metal ions are urgently needed for treating industrial …

Commercial masks have significant drawbacks, including low water vapor transmission
efficiency and limited ability to inhibit harmful microorganisms, whereas in this contribution, a …

Smooth interfaces embedded with low surface free energy allow effortless sliding of beaded
droplets of selected liquids—with homogeneous wettability. Such slippery interfaces display …

The “halide perovskite fever” is ongoing in material-based research due to the extraordinary
properties of halide perovskites like high absorption coefficient, tunable band gap …

Superhydrophobic coatings possess dust-proof and self-cleaning characteristics. Reducing
surface energy and improving nanoscale roughness is considered to be crucial for the …