The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

Oil–water separation is critical for the water treatment of oily wastewater or oil-spill
accidents. The oil contamination in water not only induces severe water pollution but also …

A comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of droplets undergoing collisions with solid
surfaces is required in a number of technological and industrial situations. Recently, a new …

Surfaces that display contact angles> 150 along with low contact angle hysteresis with
essentially all high and low surface tension liquids, including water, oils and alcohols, are …

With increasing environmental awareness and tighter regulations, novel strategies to
separate oils from industrial wastewaters, polluted oceanic waters, and oil-spill mixtures …

Waste CO2 at atmospheric pressure can be used to trigger dramatic changes in the
properties of certain switchable materials. Compared to other triggers such as light, acids …

Stimuli-responsive polymers (SRPs) are smart materials which can show noticeable
changes in their properties with environmental stimulus variations. Novel functionalities can …

Bottom‐up surface processing with well‐defined polymeric structures becomes increasingly
important in many current technologies. Polymer brushes, that is, assemblies of …

(57) ABSTRACT A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and an atomic layer
deposition apparatus used for the same. The method includes forming an amorphous silicon …

The development of surfaces that have switchable properties, also known as smart surfaces,
have been actively pursued in the past few years. The recent surge of interest in these …