In the winter, icing on solid surfaces is a typical occurrence that may create a slew of hassles
and even tragedies. Anti-icing surfaces are one of the effective solutions for this kind of …

With the recent progress in nanotechnology and material engineering, nano-based coatings
have become multifunctional, smarter, efficient, versatile and durable. Superhydrophobic …

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 …

A droplet deposited or impacting on a superhydrophobic surface rolls off easily, leaving the
surface dry and clean. This remarkable property is due to a surface structure that favors the …

This paper is derived from a training session prepared for COST P21. It is intended as an
introduction to superhydrophobicity to scientists who may not work in this area of physics or …

Water droplets on rugged hydrophobic surfaces typically exhibit one of the following two
states:(i) the Wenzel state [Wenzel RN (1936) Ind Eng Chem 28: 988–994] in which water …

Owing to their specialized functions and various potential applications, bioinspired
superwettable surfaces have captured much attention. Nevertheless, superhydrophobic …

Surface roughness has a profound influence on the wetting properties of a material. This fact
is especially true with respect to the wetting of superhydrophobic surfaces. As a result of a …

Evaporation of a sessile droplet is a complex, nonequilibrium phenomenon. Although
evaporating droplets upon superhydrophobic surfaces have been known to exhibit …

In Nature, directional surfaces on insect cuticle, animal fur, bird feathers, and plant leaves
are composed of dual micro‐nanoscale features that tune roughness and surface energy …