Review on the recent development of durable superhydrophobic materials for practical applications

Q Zeng, H Zhou, J Huang, Z Guo - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces show great potential in oil–water separation, anti-
icing and self-cleaning. However, due to the instability caused by its fragile structure and …

Application of superhydrophobic coatings as a corrosion barrier: A review

E Vazirinasab, R Jafari, G Momen - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of recent advances in the application of superhydrophobic
surfaces to act as corrosion barriers. The adverse consequences of corrosion are a serious …

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 …

Mimicking natural superhydrophobic surfaces and grasping the wetting process: A review on recent progress in preparing superhydrophobic surfaces

YY Yan, N Gao, W Barthlott - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2011 - Elsevier
A typical superhydrophobic (ultrahydrophobic) surface can repel water droplets from wetting
itself, and the contact angle of a water droplet resting on a superhydrophobic surface is …

Natural and biomimetic artificial surfaces for superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning, low adhesion, and drag reduction

B Bhushan, YC Jung - Progress in Materials Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Nature has developed materials, objects, and processes that function from the macroscale to
the nanoscale. The emerging field of biomimetics allows one to mimic biology or nature to …

The debate on the dependence of apparent contact angles on drop contact area or three-phase contact line: A review

HY Erbil - Surface Science Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
A sessile drop is an isolated drop which has been deposited on a solid substrate where the
wetted area is limited by the three-phase contact line and characterized by contact angle …

Designing superoleophobic surfaces

A Tuteja, W Choi, M Ma, JM Mabry, SA Mazzella… - Science, 2007 - science.org
Understanding the complementary roles of surface energy and roughness on natural
nonwetting surfaces has led to the development of a number of biomimetic …

Structured cone arrays for continuous and effective collection of micron-sized oil droplets from water

K Li, J Ju, Z Xue, J Ma, L Feng, S Gao… - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
Environmental protection agencies and the petroleum industry require effective methods to
separate micron-sized oil droplets from water. However, for most existing separation …

What do we need for a superhydrophobic surface? A review on the recent progress in the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces

XM Li, D Reinhoudt, M Crego-Calama - Chemical Society Reviews, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces have drawn a lot of interest both in academia and in industry
because of the self-cleaning properties. This critical review focuses on the recent progress …

Robust omniphobic surfaces

A Tuteja, W Choi, JM Mabry… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Superhydrophobic surfaces display water contact angles greater than 150° in conjunction
with low contact angle hysteresis. Microscopic pockets of air trapped beneath the water …