With the recent progress in nanotechnology and material engineering, nano-based coatings
have become multifunctional, smarter, efficient, versatile and durable. Superhydrophobic …

Bacterial attachment to material surfaces can lead to the development of biofilms that cause
severe economic and health problems. The outcome of bacterial attachment is determined …

We review existing explanations for drop pinning and the origin of the force required to
initiate the sliding of a drop on a solid surface (depinning). Theories that describe these …

Trapping air at the solid–liquid interface is a promising strategy for reducing frictional drag
and desalting water, although it has thus far remained unachievable without perfluorinated …

In electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), the produced hydrogen gas bubbles
often adhered to the electrode surface and blocked the active catalytic site. While different …

Cavitation refers to the formation and collapse of vapor bubbles near solid boundaries in
high-speed flows, such as ship propellers and pumps. During this process, cavitation …

The adhesion and formation of microbial biofilm on material surfaces is a relevant problem
in many areas including in medicine and biomaterials engineering. Biofilms are the primary …

Dust particles can adhere to surfaces, thereby decreasing the efficiency of diverse
processes, such as light absorption by solar panels. It is well known that …

Omniphobic surfaces, that is, which repel all known liquids, have proven of value in
applications ranging from membrane distillation to underwater drag reduction. A limitation of …

Superomniphobic surfaces, which repel droplets of polar and apolar liquids, are used for
reducing frictional drag, packaging electronics and foods, and separation processes, among …