Over the past decade, there have been many successful attempts at artificially reproducing
the surface structures found on natural superhydrophobic surfaces. The researchers have …

Superhydrophobicity (SHP) is an incredible phenomenon of extreme water repellency of
surfaces ubiquitous in nature (Eg lotus leaves, butterfly wings, taro leaves, mosquito eyes …

Inspired by the superhydrophobic properties of some plants and animals with special
structures, such as self-cleaning, water repellent, and drag reduction, the research on the …

Special wettability material is an important material for oily wastewater treatment. Among
various wettability materials, the metal mesh material showed great advantages, such as …

Clean water is the basic need of living organisms on the earth. Oil spills to free waters is one
of the most important threats to living beings. It has been believed that using sorbents is the …

Background Since the inception of the term “Biomimetics” in 1991, the concept of utilizing
natural solutions or deriving inspiration from nature to address contemporary engineering …

To obtain efficient oil-water separation materials with responsiveness, cellulosic porous
materials with switchable wettability in response to pH changes were developed by reacting …

A two-step chemical etching method for preparing superhydrophobic surfaces on stainless
steel substrates is proposed. The stainless steel substrates were sequentially immersed in …

Oily wastewater has become one of the leading causes of environmental pollution. A
massive quantity of oily wastewater is released from industries, oil spills, and routine …

Cellulose hydrogels with high compressive strength were constructed by physical
dissolution/regeneration process. Cellulose was dissolved in lithium hydroxide/urea …