Robust superhydrophobicity: mechanisms and strategies

W Zhang, D Wang, Z Sun, J Song… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Superhydrophobic surfaces hold great prospects for extremely diverse applications owing to
their water repellence property. The essential feature of superhydrophobicity is micro-/nano …

[HTML][HTML] Science and engineering of superhydrophobic surfaces: review of corrosion resistance, chemical and mechanical stability

GB Darband, M Aliofkhazraei, S Khorsand… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Investigations on superhydrophobic surfaces (SHS) are very interesting because of their
importance in many applications. One of the major applications of these SHS is to increase …

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 …

Wetting transition from the Cassie–Baxter state to the Wenzel state on textured polymer surfaces

D Murakami, H Jinnai, A Takahara - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
The wetting transition from the Cassie–Baxter state to the Wenzel state on textured surfaces
was investigated. Nano-to microscale hexagonal pillared lattices were prepared by …

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 …

Nature-inspired adhesive systems

M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, E Saiz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …

Drop impact dynamics on solid surfaces

W Fang, K Zhang, Q Jiang, C Lv, C Sun, Q Li… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Drop impact on solid surfaces widely occurs both in nature and engineering. In this
Perspective, we review the recent advances in experimental, theoretical, and numerical …

Robust superhydrophobic-superoleophilic polytetrafluoroethylene nanofibrous membrane for oil/water separation

W Qing, X Shi, Y Deng, W Zhang, J Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
A robust polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) nanofibrous membrane was prepared by a simple
electrospinning-sintering strategy for efficient oil/water separation. Specifically, a PTFE …

The Cassie equation: How it is meant to be used

AJB Milne, A Amirfazli - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2012 - Elsevier
A review of literature shows that the majority of papers cite a potentially incorrect form of the
Cassie and Cassie–Baxter equations to interpret or predict contact angle data. We show that …

Well-defined porous membranes for robust omniphobic surfaces via microfluidic emulsion templating

P Zhu, T Kong, X Tang, L Wang - Nature Communications, 2017 - nature.com
Durability is a long-standing challenge in designing liquid-repellent surfaces. A high-
performance omniphobic surface must robustly repel liquids, while maintaining …