Reversible wettability transition has drawn substantial interest because of its importance for
widespread applications, but facile realization of such transition on ceramic surfaces, which …

Zirconia ceramics can be extensively used as biological implant materials because of its
excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. In order to further enhance the …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have aroused considerable attention because of their extensive
potential applications, but such surfaces are mechanically weak which is a major limitation …

The controllable and facile fabrication of surface micro/nanostructures with the required
dimensions and morphologies is the key to achieving surface superhydrophobicity. With the …

In this research, super hydrophilic surface on the alumina ceramic substrate is fabricated by
ultrafast laser microprocessing. The laser textured surface developed by femtosecond laser …

A simple and one-step method to form a rough ZnO layer consisting of micro/nanoscale
hierarchical structures via direct femtosecond laser ablation of the Zn surface is reported for …

Superhydrophobic surfaces have received extensive attention owing to their excellent
properties. In this study, yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) surfaces with micro-nano composite …

Functional surfaces with reversible wettability transition between superhydrophobicity and
superhydrophilicity have attracted much attention due to their potential applications in self …

Superhydrophobic metallic surfaces exhibit superior self-cleaning and anti-corrosion
properties, but facile and pollution-free preparation of such surfaces remains a challenge …

Efficiently obtaining ideal superhydrophobic metallic surfaces through traditional laser
ablation is still a challenge. Meanwhile, revealing the mechanism of the transition from …