TiO2-based photocatalytic building materials can keep the building surface clean, and have
decontamination, antibacterial effects and so on, which greatly reduces the maintenance …

Surface coatings with wetting properties have attracted great interest in both fundamental
research and industrial applications due to their potential use as coatings on windows, solar …

The market for durable products using modified wood has increased substantially during the
last few years. This is partly because of the restriction on the use of toxic preservatives due …

With the increasing deterioration of natural environment caused by industrial sewage and oil
leak, superhydrophobic materials for oil-water separation have attracted considerable …

The exploitation of offshore oil will inevitably cause oil leakage, which not only affects the
ecological environment but also threatens the balance of the marine ecosystem. Therefore …

Constructing a controllable electromagnetic gradient toward advanced electromagnetic
interference shielding composites has become a development trend. A sandwich-structured …

Protection against wetting is a central issue in the finishing of wood, since water promotes
degradation and reduced service life of the material. Ideally, wood finishes should provide …

As the focus of architecture, furniture, and other fields, wood has attracted extensive
attention for its many advantages, such as environmental friendliness and excellent …

Application of nanomaterials is gaining tremendous interest in the field of wood science and
technology for value addition and enhancing performance of wood and wood-based …

A simple sol-gel method was utilized to fabricate SiO 2-based coatings on glass substrates.
After decorating the coatings with fluorosilane, the coatings became superhydrophobic, with …