Laser surface texturing is widely explored for modifying the surface topography of various
materials and thereby tuning their optical, tribological, biological, and other surface …

Surface functionalization has become of paramount importance and is considered a
fundamental tool for the development and design of countless devices and engineered …

Superhydrophobic sponges and sponge-like materials have attracted great attention
recently as potential sorbent materials for oil spill cleanup due to their excellent sorption …

As a common inorganic silicon material, nano-SiO2 is extremely hydrophilic due to the
presence of a large number of hydroxyl groups on its surface, which limits its application in …

The superhydrophobic wood surface was fabricated via a sol–gel process followed by a
fluorination treatment of 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluoroalkyltriethoxysilanes (POTS) reagent. The …

Superhydrophobic coatings have drawn much attention in recent years for their wide
potential applications. However, a simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly …

By coating fibers with titania sol to generate a dual-size surface roughness, followed by
hydrophobization with stearic acid, 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane or their …

By the complex coating of amino-and epoxy-functionalized silica nanoparticles on epoxy-
functionalized cotton textiles to generate a dual-size surface roughness, followed by …

A novel polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane with di-hydroxyl and two triethoxy groups (m-
POSS) was synthesized by a facile method. Then it reacted with diisocyanate to prepare …

Hydrogel has been an attractive biomaterial for tissue engineering, drug delivery, wound
healing, and contact lens materials, due to its outstanding properties, including high water …