Robust superhydrophobicity: mechanisms and strategies

W Zhang, D Wang, Z Sun, J Song… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces hold great prospects for extremely diverse applications owing to
their water repellence property. The essential feature of superhydrophobicity is micro-/nano …

Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

A Deshmukh, C Boo, V Karanikola, S Lin… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Energy-efficient desalination and water treatment technologies play a critical role in
augmenting freshwater resources without placing an excessive strain on limited energy …

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 …

Robust superhydrophobic TiO 2@ fabrics for UV shielding, self-cleaning and oil–water separation

JY Huang, SH Li, MZ Ge, LN Wang, TL Xing… - Journal of Materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the surface geometry and composition of the lotus leaf with its self-cleaning
behavior, in this work, a TiO2@ fabric composite was prepared via a facile strategy for …

Bio-inspired titanium dioxide materials with special wettability and their applications

K Liu, M Cao, A Fujishima, L Jiang - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most widely used nanomaterials in our daily life. In
1972, Fujishima and Honda reported the photo electrolysis of water into H2 and O2 utilizing …

A review on 'self-cleaning and multifunctional materials'

P Ragesh, VA Ganesh, SV Nair, AS Nair - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
This review article exemplifies the importance of self-cleaning materials and coatings. Self-
cleaning coatings are becoming an integral part of our daily life because of their utility in …

A review of self-cleaning technology to reduce dust and ice accumulation in photovoltaic power generation using superhydrophobic coating

Y Wu, J Du, G Liu, D Ma, F Jia, JJ Klemeš, J Wang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Photovoltaic (PV) power has become one of the most important methods of electricity
generation using renewable sources to progress towards carbon emissions neutrality …

Anti-fouling/wetting electrospun nanofibrous membranes for membrane distillation desalination: A comprehensive review

MO Aijaz, MR Karim, MHD Othman, UA Samad - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
The membrane distillation (MD) process has been identified as one of the most promising
technologies in seawater desalination and wastewater treatment due to its lack of a salinity …

Chemical and physical pathways for the preparation of superoleophobic surfaces and related wetting theories

H Bellanger, T Darmanin, E Taffin de Givenchy… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The custom design of surfaces with special wettability properties has been extensively
studied over the last two decades and can be now obtained using a wide range of materials …

Enhancing the lifespan and durability of superamphiphobic surfaces for potential industrial applications: A review

W Si, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
A superamphiphobic surface is a special wettability surface that repels liquids with lower
surface tension than water. Superamphiphobic surface has a variety of applications, such …