Superhydrophobic surfaces: insights from theory and experiment

S Parvate, P Dixit, S Chattopadhyay - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic nanosurfaces with distinct wettability and versatility have found special
enthusiasm in both fundamental research and industrial applications. With the advent of …

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 …

Recent advances of bioinspired functional materials with specific wettability: from nature and beyond nature

Y Sun, Z Guo - Nanoscale Horizons, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Through 3.7 billion years of evolution and natural selection, plants and animals in nature
have ingeniously fulfilled a broad range of fascinating functions to achieve optimized …

Recent advances in designing superhydrophobic surfaces

E Celia, T Darmanin, ET de Givenchy, S Amigoni… - Journal of colloid and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The interest in superhydrophobic surfaces has grown exponentially over recent decades.
Since the lotus leaf dual hierarchical structure was discovered, researchers have …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering antiwetting hydrophobic surfaces for membrane distillation: A review

A Samadi, T Ni, E Fontananova, G Tang, H Shon… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is an emerging membrane separation technology with great
potential for desalination, wastewater treatment and volatile resource recovery. It becomes …

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 …

Bio-inspired superoleophobic and smart materials: design, fabrication, and application

K Liu, Y Tian, L Jiang - Progress in Materials Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Through evolution, nature has arrived at what is optimal. Inspired by the biomaterials with
special wettability, superhydrophobic materials have been well-investigated and-covered by …

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 …

Recent progress in antireflection and self-cleaning technology–From surface engineering to functional surfaces

L Yao, J He - Progress in Materials Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, antireflective coatings (ARCs) with self-cleaning properties have attracted
significant attention for both their fundamental aspects and wide practical applications. In the …