Role of chemistry in bio-inspired liquid wettability

A Shome, A Das, A Borbora, M Dhar… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

A review on low-dimensional nanomaterials: nanofabrication, characterization and applications

Paras, K Yadav, P Kumar, DR Teja, S Chakraborty… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of modern cutting-edge technology relies heavily on the huge success
and advancement of nanotechnology, in which nanomaterials and nanostructures provide …

Bioinspired designs of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials

Y Si, Z Dong, L Jiang - ACS Central Science, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bioinspired designs of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials have been an
important and fascinating area of research in recent years for their extensive potential …

Advanced materials through assembly of nanocelluloses

E Kontturi, P Laaksonen, MB Linder… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is an emerging quest for lightweight materials with excellent mechanical properties
and economic production, while still being sustainable and functionalizable. They could form …

Bioinspired interfaces with superwettability: from materials to chemistry

B Su, Y Tian, L Jiang - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2016 - ACS Publications
Superwettability is a special case of the wetting phenomenon among liquids, gases, and
solids. The superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic effect discovered initially has undergone a …

Recent development in the fabrication of self-healing superhydrophobic surfaces

EK Sam, DK Sam, X Lv, B Liu, X **ao, S Gong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Some plants and insects exhibit superhydrophobicity in nature. Inspired by this, many
researchers have designed superhydrophobic surfaces by studying the structures of those …

Lotus-leaf-inspired hierarchical structured surface with non-fouling and mechanical bactericidal performances

R Jiang, L Hao, L Song, L Tian, Y Fan, J Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, a power tool to combat pathogenic bacterial infection, have experienced their
inability to kill drug-resistant bacteria due to the development of antibiotic resistance. As an …

Fabrication of robust superhydrophobic surfaces by one-step spray coating: Evaporation driven self-assembly of wax and nanoparticles into hierarchical structures

N Celik, I Torun, M Ruzi, A Esidir, MS Onses - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanically durable superhydrophobic coatings have enormous application potential in
almost all aspects of our daily lives. In this study, we present a practical strategy for one-step …

Plant surfaces: structures and functions for biomimetic innovations

W Barthlott, M Mail, B Bhushan, K Koch - Nano-Micro Letters, 2017 - Springer
An overview of plant surface structures and their evolution is presented. It combines surface
chemistry and architecture with their functions and refers to possible biomimetic …

Robust anti‐icing performance of a flexible superhydrophobic surface

L Wang, Q Gong, S Zhan, L Jiang… - Advanced Materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201602480 the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanohairs were fabricated on the
PDMS microstructure via an enhanced hydrothermal technique. Figure S1e-l in the …