Superwetting materials as catalysts in photocatalysis: State-of-the-Art review

L Mohapatra, SH Yoo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Solid–liquid–air joint interface-based triphasic superwetting catalysts offer a promising
approach to enhance photocatalysis for tackling escalating organic contamination …

Self-cleaning coatings and surfaces of modern building materials for the removal of some air pollutants

A Rabajczyk, M Zielecka, W Klapsa, A Dziechciarz - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air quality is one of the most important problems of the modern world, as it determines
human health and changes occurring in other elements of nature, including climate change …

One‐step synthesis of a durable and liquid‐repellent poly (dimethylsiloxane) coating

J Liu, Y Sun, X Zhou, X Li, M Kappl… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Photocatalytically reactive surfaces for simultaneous water harvesting and treatment

R Ghosh, A Baut, G Belleri, M Kappl, HJ Butt… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Atmospheric water harvesting provides decentralized and sustainable supplies of fresh
water in areas away from natural water resources. However, an important challenge is that …

Nanochannel-induced efficient water splitting at the superhydrophobic interface

E Jiang, C Guo, X Zhao, Y Chao, D Ma, P Huo, Y Yan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Constructing a favorable reaction configuration at the water/catalyst interface is crucial for
high-efficiency semiconductor-based water splitting. For a long time, a hydrophilic surface of …

A one‐pot universal approach to fabricate lubricant‐infused slippery surfaces on solid substrates

AB Tesler, LH Prado, MM Khusniyarov… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wetting is a surface phenomenon that commonly occurs in nature and has an enormous
influence on human life. Slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces have recently been …

Functional fiber membranes with antibacterial properties for face masks

P Natsathaporn, G Herwig, S Altenried, Q Ren… - Advanced Fiber …, 2023 - Springer
Reusable face masks are an important alternative for minimizing costs of disposable and
surgical face masks during pandemics. Often complementary to washing, a prolonged …

Investigation of the hydrophobicity and microstructure of fly ash-slag geopolymer modified by polydimethylsiloxane

D Zhang, H Zhu, Q Wu, T Yang, Z Yin, L Tian - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
The replacement of geopolymer for Portland cement exhibits the potential for reducing the
CO 2 footprint and saving natural resources during the production of building materials …

Water-Repellent TiO2-Organic Dye-Based Air Filters for Efficient Visible-Light-Activated Photochemical Inactivation against Bioaerosols

KJ Heo, SB Jeong, J Shin, GB Hwang, HS Ko… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Recently, bioaerosols, including the 2019 novel coronavirus, pose a serious threat to global
public health. Herein, we introduce a visible-light-activated (VLA) antimicrobial air filter …

Matrix wettability and mechanical properties of geopolymer cement-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) hybrids

S Ruan, S Chen, X Zhu, Q Zeng, Y Liu, J Lai… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Geopolymers have attracted attention as green building materials with low carbon dioxide
emissions and excellent mechanical properties. Due to their hydrophilicity and porous …