Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future
H Jin, L Tian, W Bing, J Zhao, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …
Nanoengineered materials for liquid–vapour phase-change heat transfer
Liquid–vapour phase change is a useful and efficient process to transfer energy in nature,
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …
Influence of surface roughness on contact angle hysteresis and spreading work
J Wang, Y Wu, Y Cao, G Li, Y Liao - Colloid and Polymer Science, 2020 - Springer
Surface roughness is an important factor that affects dynamic wetting behavior, which can
improve the surface hydrophobicity, so it is of great significance to obtain a better …
improve the surface hydrophobicity, so it is of great significance to obtain a better …
Tuning superhydrophobic nanostructures to enhance jumping-droplet condensation
It was recently discovered that condensation growing on a nanostructured
superhydrophobic surface can spontaneously jump off the surface, triggered by naturally …
superhydrophobic surface can spontaneously jump off the surface, triggered by naturally …
It's not a bug, it's a feature: functional materials in insects
Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …
Heat transfer through a condensate droplet on hydrophobic and nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces
Understanding the fundamental mechanisms governing vapor condensation on nonwetting
surfaces is crucial to a wide range of energy and water applications. In this paper, we …
surfaces is crucial to a wide range of energy and water applications. In this paper, we …
Coalescence-induced nanodroplet jumping
H Cha, C Xu, J Sotelo, JM Chun, Y Yokoyama… - Physical Review …, 2016 - APS
Water vapor condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces has received much attention in
recent years due to the ability of such surfaces to shed microscale water droplets via …
recent years due to the ability of such surfaces to shed microscale water droplets via …
Contaminant removal from nature's self-cleaning surfaces
Many organisms in nature have evolved superhydrophobic surfaces that leverage water
droplets to clean themselves. While this ubiquitous self-cleaning process has substantial …
droplets to clean themselves. While this ubiquitous self-cleaning process has substantial …
Enhanced jumping-droplet departure
Water vapor condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces has received much attention in
recent years because of its ability to shed water droplets at length scales 3 decades smaller …
recent years because of its ability to shed water droplets at length scales 3 decades smaller …
Self-cleaning of hydrophobic rough surfaces by coalescence-induced wetting transition
The superhydrophobic leaves of a lotus plant and other natural surfaces with self-cleaning
function have been studied intensively for the development of artificial biomimetic surfaces …
function have been studied intensively for the development of artificial biomimetic surfaces …