Over the past decade, there have been many successful attempts at artificially reproducing
the surface structures found on natural superhydrophobic surfaces. The researchers have …

Zinc oxide can be called a multifunctional material thanks to its unique physical and
chemical properties. The first part of this paper presents the most important methods of …

Some plants and insects exhibit superhydrophobicity in nature. Inspired by this, many
researchers have designed superhydrophobic surfaces by studying the structures of those …

Cellulose is the cheapest and mostly widespread green raw material on earth. Due to the
easy and versatile developed modification of cellulose, many cellulosic paper-based …

The use of ZnO for the functionalization of textile substrates is growing rapidly, since it can
provide unique multifunctional properties, such as photocatalytic self-cleaning, antimicrobial …

Nanoparticles are very interesting because of their surface properties, different from bulk
materials. Such properties make possible to endow ordinary products with new …

Inspired by the self-cleaning and water-repellent properties of plants and animals in the
natural world, superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials develop quickly, and are of …

It remains a great challenge to prepare multi-functional fabrics using a low-cost and scalable
method with fluorine-free materials. In this paper, we report a new procedure for producing …

Dirt and microorganisms are the major problems in textiles which can generate unpleasant
odor during their growth. Here, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles prepared by sol-gel method …

Since the description of the 'Lotus Effect'by Barthlott and Neinhuis in 1997, the existence of
superhydrophobic surfaces in the natural world has become common knowledge …