Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces show great potential in oil–water separation, anti-
icing and self-cleaning. However, due to the instability caused by its fragile structure and …

Marine biofouling is a ubiquitous problem that accompanies human marine activities and
marine industries. It exerts detrimental impacts on the economy, environment, ecology, and …

Nowadays, superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted a lot of interest because of the wide
range of applications in industries. These surfaces can significantly reduce the drag force …

Laser texturing, involving the creation of patterns on material surfaces, is considered an
efficient and facile approach to fabricate hierarchical surface structures on various material …

Post‐pandemic era poses an imperative demand on progressive sensing devices whose
performance largely relies on the morphologies and structures of sensing materials. Despite …

Recently, there have been numerous deadly gas and oil pipeline explosions in the United
States, resulting in extensive investigations based on corrosion and aged foundations …

Laser surface texturing is a relatively well-known technique for enhancing the surface
topography of engineering materials. Lately, several surface texturing approaches like …

The extensive research and interest in superhydrophobic surfaces have not yet resulted in
their widespread utilization. Limitations include high cost, complex fabrication techniques …

The aim of this study was to prepare superhydrophobic chitosan films using a ZnO
nanoparticle coating and stearic acid hydrophobic modification. A 1% concentration of ZnO …