The antifouling mechanism and application of bio-inspired superwetting surfaces with effective antifouling performance

H Zhang, F Wang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industries, the issue of pollution on Earth has become
increasingly severe. This has led to the deterioration of various surfaces, rendering them …

Antifouling poly (phenylene sulfide) membrane with an amphiphilic surface for efficient oil/water separation

C Yang, Z Wang, M Long, B Qin, Y Wang, K Zhi… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (phenylene sulfide)(PPS)-based membranes hold great promise in the
disposal of oily wastewater. However, their inherent lipophilic chemical structure and the …

Surface Segregation Methods toward Molecular Separation Membranes

Y Liu, Z Zhang, Z Li, X Wei, F Zhao, C Fan… - Small …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a highly promising approach to solving the issues of energy and environment, membrane
technology has gained increasing attention in various fields including water treatment, liquid …

Engineering antifouling membrane with surface segregation agents bearing crosslinked low surface energy segments

Z Zhang, Y Liu, X Wei, Z Li, F Zhao, C Fan… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low surface energy material has been considered as the promising material to solve
membrane fouling owing to its superior fouling releasing ability, however, its low water …

A novel wholly-Tröger's Base-based polyamide nanofiltration membrane constructed for the separation application in strong acidic condition via acid-induced …

BN Dong, LY Gong, L Xia, N Zhang, LF Liu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a new kind of wholly-Tröger's base-based polyamide (wTB-PA) thin film
composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) membrane was successfully fabricated for the …

In-situ construction of nanocomposite coating by electrostatic enhanced surface segregation toward antifouling oil-water separation membrane

W Liu, Q Liu, Z Liu, Z Liu, B Hu, R Ding, H Deng… - Journal of Membrane …, 2025 - Elsevier
Incorporating hydrophilic nanomaterials onto hydrophobic membrane surfaces has emerged
as an effective approach for the preparation of antifouling oil-water separation membranes …

Click-chemistry synergic MXene-functionalized flexible skeleton membranes for accurate recognition and separation

K Zhang, R Lin, M Yan, Y Wu - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane-based technology with accurate-recognition and specific-transmission has been
regarded as one of the most promising strategies in environmental protection and energy …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of underlying substrates on the underwater oleophobicity of graphene oxide-phytic acid (GO-PA) coatings

SL Tan, AM Joshua, E Von Lau - Results in Engineering, 2025 - Elsevier
The widespread presence of oil in aquatic environments due to indiscriminate disposal of
oily wastewater and frequent oil spills has led to severe underwater oil adhesion issues …

Surface segregation-intensified physical vapor deposition of TiO2 on polyether sulfone membranes for enhanced antifouling performances

HJ Wang, HX Wang, YY Song, KW Qiu, YZ Liu, GC Yao… - Rare Metals, 2025 - Springer
Coating techniques are efficient routes to modify surface property of composite membranes
for enhanced membrane separations. However, it remains challenge to deposit continuous …

Hydrophilic Graphene Oxide Membrane Intercalated by Halloysite Nanotubes for Oil-in-Water Emulsion Separation

Q Liu, O Toyosi E, C Yang, R Zhang… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) membranes hold great promise for oil–water separation due to their
ultrathin membrane thickness and adjustable layer spacing. Improving the hydrophilicity and …