Superoleophobic surfaces

J Yong, F Chen, Q Yang, J Huo, X Hou - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Superoleophobicity is a phenomenon where the contact angles of various oil droplets with
low surface tension on a solid surface are larger than 150°. In the past few years, there has …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired superwettability achieved by femtosecond lasers

J Yong, Q Yang, X Hou, F Chen - Ultrafast Science, 2022 - spj.science.org
Wettability is one of a solid surface's fundamental physical and chemical properties, which
involves a wide range of applications. Femtosecond laser microfabrication has many …

Design and preparation of biomimetic polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) films with superhydrophobic, self-healing and drag reduction properties via replication of shark …

Y Liu, H Gu, Y Jia, J Liu, H Zhang, R Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nature has provided a lot of important inspirations for human beings to create artificial
methods to mimic the excellent performance of biological systems. Based on the shark skin …

Femtosecond laser patterned superhydrophobic surface with anisotropic sliding for droplet manipulation

C Wang, K Ding, Y Song, X Jia, N Lin - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Patterned superhydrophobic surfaces have a wide range of applications in terms of
microfluidic devices. In this work, a simple and robust method is proposed to fabricate …

Bioinspired design of underwater superaerophobic and superaerophilic surfaces by femtosecond laser ablation for anti-or capturing bubbles

J Yong, F Chen, Y Fang, J Huo, Q Yang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A micro-/nanoscale hierarchical rough structure inspired by the underwater
superaerophobicity of fish scales was fabricated by ablation of a silicon surface by a …

Dynamic wetting of various liquids: Theoretical models, experiments, simulations and applications

Y Zhang, M Guo, D Seveno, J De Coninck - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dynamic wetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon and frequently observed in our daily life, as
exemplified by the famous lotus effect. It is also an interfacial process of upmost importance …

Micro-/nanostructures meet anisotropic wetting: from preparation methods to applications

P Ge, S Wang, J Zhang, B Yang - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A surface is said to be isotropic in wettability when the contact angles measured in all
direction are identical. On the contrary, once a surface shows distinct contact angles in …

[PDF][PDF] Engineered water highways in fuel cells: radiation grafting of gas diffusion layers

A Forner-Cuenca, J Biesdorf, L Gubler, PM Kristiansen… - Adv. Mater, 2015 - dora.lib4ri.ch
Polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) have become a promising candidate for replacing
fossil fuel fed engines in both stationary and mobile power sources, owing to their …

A review of femtosecond‐laser‐induced underwater superoleophobic surfaces

J Yong, F Chen, Q Yang, Z Jiang… - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Underwater superoleophobic surfaces have attracted increasing interest because of their
remarkable antioil ability and wide range of promising applications. In the meantime …

Wedge-shaped lyophilic pattern on superlyophobic surface for unidirectional liquid guidance and lubrication enhancement

Y Liu, J Chen, H Zhang, H Gou, G Dong - Tribology International, 2024 - Elsevier
Effective maintenance of lubricants within the frictional interface is of great importance for the
long-life operation of mechanical components. This paper proposes a wedge-shaped …