Materials with the desirable surface wettability are of key importance in diverse applications.
However, most of the existing chemical processes used for surface wettability control are …

Superhydrophobic transparent coatings have recently gained significant attention in the
solar energy field due to their ease of preparation, low cost, self-cleaning process, and high …

Surface properties of modern materials are usually inadequate in terms of wettability,
adhesion properties, biocompatibility etc., so they should be modified prior to application or …

The regulation of lithium plating/stripping behavior is considered to be critical for next‐
generation safe and high‐energy‐density lithium metal batteries. Lithium deposition with …

To engineer polymer surfaces with long-lasting wettability properties and with high coating
stability in aqueous media, we investigated the surface wettability of polyethylene …

Cellulose, a sustainable and environmentally-friendly polymer derived from biomass, has
shown great potential in many applications as an alternative to petroleum-based polymers …

Li metal is the ultimate anode material for next-generation high-energy-density rechargeable
batteries. However, the uncontrollable growth of Li dendrites and low Coulombic efficiency …

This work attempted to fabricate superhydrophobic fabric via a simple immersion technique.
Textile fabrics were coated with silica nanoparticles prepared from tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) …

Epoxy resin (EP) is one of the most widely-used insulating support materials in electrical
power systems, with its insulating performance playing an important role in high-voltage …

Superwetting surface can be divided into (super) hydrophilic surface and (super)
hydrophobic surface. There are many methods to control superwetting surface, among …