Design and fabrication of superwetting fiber-based membranes for oil/water separation applications

X Yue, Z Li, T Zhang, D Yang, F Qiu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
The separation of oily wastewater, including immiscible oil/water mixtures and emulsified
oil/water mixtures, is a worldwide challenge because of the large amount of oily wastewater …

Chemical fabrication strategies for achieving bioinspired superhydrophobic surfaces with micro and nanostructures: A review

S Xu, Q Wang, N Wang - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biological surfaces in nature, such as lotus leaves, rose petals, and water striders, exhibit
excellent superhydrophobicity. The fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces inspired by …

Transparent and attachable ionic communicators based on self-cleanable triboelectric nanogenerators

Y Lee, SH Cha, YW Kim, D Choi, JY Sun - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Human–machine interfaces have benefited from the advent of wireless sensor networks and
the internet of things, but rely on wearable/attachable electronics exhibiting stretchability …

Biomimetic polymeric superhydrophobic surfaces and nanostructures: from fabrication to applications

G Wen, ZG Guo, W Liu - Nanoscale, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Numerous research studies have contributed to the development of mature
superhydrophobic systems. The fabrication and applications of polymeric superhydrophobic …

Superhydrophobic surfaces and coatings by electrochemical anodic oxidation and plasma electrolytic oxidation

VS Saji - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
The review provides a comprehensive account of superhydrophobic surfaces fabricated by
electrochemical anodic oxidation (anodization). First, reported works on superhydrophobic …

Lotus effect in wetting and self-cleaning

M Zhang, S Feng, L Wang, Y Zheng - Biotribology, 2016 - Elsevier
Self-cleaning surfaces based on lotus effect with a very high static water contact angle
greater than 160° and a lower roll-off angle have been successfully studied by researchers …

Toward sustainable output generation of liquid–solid contact triboelectric nanogenerators: The role of hierarchical structures

H Cho, J Chung, G Shin, JY Sim, DS Kim, S Lee… - Nano energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanogenerators harvesting energy from triboelectrification between liquid and solid are
gaining remarkable interest as a new energy conversion method. To ensure complete …

Preferred mode of atmospheric water vapor condensation on nanoengineered surfaces: Dropwise or filmwise?

TM Thomas, P Sinha Mahapatra, R Ganguly… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Condensing atmospheric water vapor on surfaces is a sustainable approach to addressing
the potable water crisis. However, despite extensive research, a key question remains: what …

Anti-icing potential of superhydrophobic Ti6Al4V surfaces: ice nucleation and growth

Y Shen, J Tao, H Tao, S Chen, L Pan, T Wang - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
On the basis of the icing-delay performance and ice adhesion strength, the anti-icing
potential of the superhydrophobic surface has been well-investigated in the past few years …

Simultaneous realization of superoleophobicity and strong substrate adhesion in water via a unique segment orientation mechanism

D Yu, J Huang, Z Zhang, J Weng, X Xu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The underwater superoleophobicity of a coating is often caused by its preferential water
affinity, which, however, normally weakens the substrate adhesion property. In this work, a …