Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces

F Chen, Y Wang, Y Tian, D Zhang, J Song… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Omniphobic liquid-like surfaces

L Chen, S Huang, RHA Ras, X Tian - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Liquid-repellent surfaces, especially smooth solid surfaces with covalently grafted flexible
polymer brushes or alkyl monolayers, are the focus of an expanding research area. Surface …

Constructing Superhydrophobicity by Self‐Assembly of SiO2@Polydopamine Core‐Shell Nanospheres with Robust Oil‐Water Separation Efficiency and Anti …

Z Shi, H Zeng, Y Yuan, N Shi, L Wen… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Vulnerable robustness of superhydrophobic materials have mightily hindered their practical
applications. Herein, a controllable and effective strategy is demonstrated for constructing …

Self-healing superwetting surfaces, their fabrications, and properties

H Zhou, H Niu, H Wang, T Lin - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The research on superwetting surfaces with a self-healing function against various damages
has progressed rapidly in the recent decade. They are expected to be an effective approach …

Femtosecond laser thermal accumulation-triggered micro-/nanostructures with patternable and controllable wettability towards liquid manipulating

K Yin, L Wang, Q Deng, Q Huang, J Jiang, G Li, J He - Nano-Micro Letters, 2022 - Springer
Versatile liquid manipulating surfaces combining patternable and controllable wettability
have recently motivated considerable attention owing to their significant advantages in …

Exotic topological phonon modes in semiconductors: Symmetry analysis and first-principles calculations for representative examples

G Ding, C Xie, J Gong, J Wang, J Bai, W Wang, D Li… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Nowadays, it is recognized that semiconductors are prospective candidates for promising
thermoelectric materials and the gapless topological phonon modes can result in a high …

Room-temperature self-healing polyurea with high puncture and impact resistances

Z Zhang, L Qian, J Cheng, Q Xie, C Ma… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polyureas are widely used as protective materials because they have good mechanical
strength, toughness, and strain-rate-dependent behavior. However, the fast reaction …

Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques in two-phase flows for highly efficient and sustainable cooling

MH Mousa, CM Yang, K Nawaz, N Miljkovic - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two-phase internal flow is ubiquitous to many systems due to its ability to transfer large
amounts of heat effectively. Recent advances motivated by sustainability have pushed …

Recipe for single-pair-Weyl-points phonons carrying the same chiral charges

G Ding, C Xie, J Bai, Z Cheng, X Wang, W Wu - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
Recently, Wang et al.[Phys. Rev. B 106, 195129 (2022) 2469-9950 10.1103/PhysRevB.
106.195129] challenged a widely held belief in the field of Weyl physics, demonstrating that …

Functional PDMS elastomers: Bulk composites, surface engineering, and precision fabrication

S Li, J Zhang, J He, W Liu, YH Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)—the simplest and most common silicone compound—
exemplifies the central characteristics of its class and has attracted tremendous research …