Bio-inspired and metal-derived superwetting surfaces: Function, stability and applications

Y Wei, F Wang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their exceptional anti-icing, anti-corrosion, and anti-drag qualities, biomimetic metal-
derived superwetting surfaces, which are widely employed in the aerospace, automotive …

Recent progress and future directions of multifunctional (super) wetting smooth/structured surfaces and coatings

RJ Archer, B Becher‐Nienhaus… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research on superwetting surfaces/coatings that artificially mimic biological
surfaces/systems has a long history, and still garners significant worldwide interest as it is …

Bioinspired superwetting surfaces for biosensing

H Zhu, Y Huang, X Lou, F Xia - View, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by nature, scientists and researchers have studied the wetting behaviors on various
creatures and mimicked their structures to fabricate diverse functional superwetting …

Mechanisms of metal wettability transition and fabrication of durable superwetting/superhydrophilic metal surfaces

J Long, M Xi, P Yang, Z Huang - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Maintaining superhydrophilicity on metal surfaces is challenging due to the inevitable
surface adsorption of airborne organics after exposure to ambient air. In this study, we aim to …

Bioinspired multiscale surfaces with special wettability

M Liu, S Wang, L Jiang - MRS bulletin, 2013 - cambridge.org
Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability have rapidly emerged at the forefront of
materials research. What is behind biological surfaces with special wettability, and how can …

Bioinspired super‐wettability from fundamental research to practical applications

L Wen, Y Tian, L Jiang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered wettability is a traditional, yet key issue in surface science and attracts
tremendous interest in solving large‐scale practical problems. Recently, different super …

Superwettable surface engineering in controlling cell adhesion for emerging bioapplications

H Cui, W Wang, L Shi, W Song, S Wang - Small Methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The dynamic liquid environment of live cells makes it necessary to consider the surface
wettability when designing biomaterials and related devices. Especially superwettability, as …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic superlyophobic metallic surfaces: Focusing on their fabrication and applications

Z Lian, J Xu, Z Wang, H Yu - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2020 - Springer
Metals are indispensable engineered materials for day-to-day life. Researches focused on
metallic surfaces with superlyophobicity (superhydrophobicity, superoleophobicity …

Inorganic adhesives for robust superwetting surfaces

M Liu, J Li, Y Hou, Z Guo - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Superwetting surfaces require micro-/nanohierarchical structures but are mechanically
weak. Moreover, such surfaces are easily polluted by amphiphiles. In this work, inorganic …

Design and fabrication of a large-area superhydrophobic metal surface with anti-icing properties engineered using a top-down approach

M Jung, T Kim, H Kim, R Shin, J Lee, J Lee, J Lee… - Applied Surface …, 2015 - Elsevier
Recently, the development of durable hydrophobic surfaces has received much attention,
with anti-icing applications in harsh environments such as aircrafts, wind turbines, power …