In recent decades, aerogels have attracted tremendous attention in academia and industry
as a class of lightweight and porous multifunctional nanomaterial. Despite their wide …

Silica aerogels are attracting attention due to certain outstanding properties such as low bulk
density, low thermal conductivity, high surface area, high porosity, high transparency and …

Recent studies showed that the presence of dispersed nanoparticles (NPs) can increase the
efficiency of polymer flooding. The network structure of polymer/NP hybrid dispersion has a …

Fabrication of hydrophobic thin films from a liquid phase is a hot topic with critical
technological issues. Interest in the production of hydrophobic surfaces is growing steadily …

Recently, oil‐water separation has become an important topic due to its increasing
commercial demand. Here, in this study, a simple technique to prepare superhydrophobic …

In this paper, we study the two-step dip coating via a sol–gel process to prepare
superhydrophobic silica films on the glass substrate. The water repellency of the silica films …

In this work, multifunctional superhydrophobicity coatings have been produced on
germanium, brass, steel and copper substrates with the help of simple sol–gel spray coating …

The durability and restorable properties of superhydrophobicity are a most important issue
essential for utilization of superhydrophobic materials in industrial and domestic fields. In …

Pigments play a pivotal role in the cosmetic industry, in which the development of pigments
with concurrent color diversity, hydrophobicity, biocompatibility and photostability remains a …

Self-assembled monolayer (SAM) treatment of gate dielectrics is a standard process for
manufacturing organic thin-film transistors (TFTs) to reduce interface trap density and …