A review on special wettability textiles: theoretical models, fabrication technologies and multifunctional applications

S Li, J Huang, Z Chen, G Chen, Y Lai - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the superhydrophobic lotus surface in nature, special wettability has attracted a
lot of interest and attention in both academia and industry. In this review, theoretical models …

Rational design of materials interface at nanoscale towards intelligent oil–water separation

M Ge, C Cao, J Huang, X Zhang, Y Tang, X Zhou… - Nanoscale …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Robust fluorine-free superhydrophobic PDMS–ormosil@ fabrics for highly effective self-cleaning and efficient oil–water separation

C Cao, M Ge, J Huang, S Li, S Deng, S Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic cotton fabrics were prepared via a facile and environmentally friendly
strategy to deposit an organically modified silica aerogel (ormosil) thin film onto the fabrics …

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 …

Recent Advances in TiO2‐Based Nanostructured Surfaces with Controllable Wettability and Adhesion

Y Lai, J Huang, Z Cui, M Ge, KQ Zhang, Z Chen, L Chi - small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability and adhesion have attracted great interest in
both fundamental research and industry applications. Various kinds of special wetting …

Development of stable superhydrophobic coatings on aluminum surface for corrosion-resistant, self-cleaning, and anti-icing applications

S Zheng, C Li, Q Fu, W Hu, T Xiang, Q Wang, M Du… - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
Aluminum (Al) has been widely used in numerous applications, but it is prone to
contamination or damage under harsh working environments. In this paper, a …

Rational design of multi-layered superhydrophobic coating on cotton fabrics for UV shielding, self-cleaning and oil-water separation

T Zhu, S Li, J Huang, M Mihailiasa, Y Lai - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
It remains a great challenge to prepare multi-functional fabrics using a low-cost and scalable
method with fluorine-free materials. In this paper, we report a new procedure for producing …

Developing a multifunctional silk fabric with dual-driven heating and rapid photothermal antibacterial abilities using high-yield MXene dispersions

B Yan, M Zhou, X Liao, P Wang, Y Yu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional material titanium carbide (Ti3C2T x MXene) has been widely used for
building diverse functional materials; however, the disadvantages of unsatisfactory yield and …

Environmentally benign non-wettable textile treatments: A review of recent state-of-the-art

M Zahid, G Mazzon, A Athanassiou, IS Bayer - Advances in Colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Among superhydrophobic materials, non-wettable textiles are probably the ones that come
in contact or interact with the human body most frequently. Hence, textile treatments for …

Bio-inspired robust superhydrophobic-superoleophilic polyphenylene sulfide membrane for efficient oil/water separation under highly acidic or alkaline conditions

T Fan, J Miao, Z Li, B Cheng - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The separation of water-in-oil emulsions in harsh environment (strong acid/alkali) is a
challenging subject. In this study, we prepared a superhydrophobic-superoleophilic …