Background In recent years, nanotechnology has been playing an important role in
designing smart fabrics. Nanomaterials have been employed to introduce in a sustainable …

Addressing pervasive environmental challenges, sophisticated next-generation cement-
based materials, engineered to fulfill comprehensive objectives including mechanical …

Mechanically durable superhydrophobic coatings have enormous application potential in
almost all aspects of our daily lives. In this study, we present a practical strategy for one-step …

Inspired by the superhydrophobicity of the waxy layer on lotus leaves, researchers are in
constant pursuit in fabricating advanced wax-based superhydrophobic surfaces. This article …

The exploitation of phase change materials (PCMs) with excellent shape stability,
considerable latent heat storage capacity, and superior thermal conductivity is essential for …

This work proposes a novel protocol for the fabrication of halloysite based geopolymers
filled with beeswax microparticles obtained from Pickering emulsions. The actual filling of …

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 …

The design of a bio-safe superhydrophobic coating to repel water adsorption, food and
blood adherence is significantly important to attenuate food spoilage, food waste and …

In the past few years, bioinspired eco-friendly superhydrophobic materials (EFSMs) have
made great breakthroughs, especially in the fields of environment, energy and biology …

The broad application potential of superhydrophobic coatings is limited by the usage of
environment-threatening materials and poor durability. The nature-inspired design and …