Role of chemistry in bio-inspired liquid wettability

A Shome, A Das, A Borbora, M Dhar… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

Bioinspired surfaces with superamphiphobic properties: concepts, synthesis, and applications

H Liu, Y Wang, J Huang, Z Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Among diverse wetting phenomena in surface science, superamphiphobicity is regarded as
one of the most special super‐antiwetting states. In this paper, a systematic summary is …

Durable and scalable icephobic surfaces: similarities and distinctions from superhydrophobic surfaces

H Sojoudi, M Wang, ND Boscher, GH McKinley… - Soft matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation, adhesion, and accumulation of ice, snow, frost, glaze, rime, or their mixtures can
cause severe problems for solar panels, wind turbines, aircrafts, heat pumps, power lines …

Durable superhydrophobic and superamphiphobic polymeric surfaces and their applications: A review

K Ellinas, A Tserepi, E Gogolides - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wetting control is essential for many applications, such as self-cleaning, anti-icing, anti-
fogging, antibacterial action as well as anti-reflection and friction control. While significant …

Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces fabricated using atmospheric pressure cold plasma technology: A review

P Dimitrakellis, E Gogolides - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydrophobic surfaces are often used to reduce wetting of surfaces by water. In particular,
superhydrophobic surfaces are highly desired for several applications due to their …

Liquid and liquid-like surfaces/coatings that readily slide fluids

JV Buddingh, A Hozumi, G Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2021 - Elsevier
While superhydrophobic structured surfaces have been studied extensively, they do not
readily repel low surface tension liquids. Recently developed liquid and liquid-like surfaces …

Roles of silanes and silicones in forming superhydrophobic and superoleophobic materials

L Li, B Li, J Dong, J Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Surface modification of polymer substrates for biomedical applications

O Neděla, P Slepička, V Švorčík - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
While polymers are widely utilized materials in the biomedical industry, they are rarely used
in an unmodified state. Some kind of a surface treatment is often necessary to achieve …

Free-radical-induced grafting from plasma polymer surfaces

F Khelifa, S Ershov, Y Habibi, R Snyders… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
With the advances in science and engineering in the second part of the 20th century,
emerging plasma-based technologies continuously find increasing applications in the …

Transparent, wear-resistant, superhydrophobic and superoleophobic poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) surfaces

S Martin, B Bhushan - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Superoleophobic surfaces that exhibit self-cleaning, antifouling, low-drag, and anti-smudge
properties with high transparency are of interest in industrial applications including optical …