Ice accretion may cause malfunction or serious performance degradation in outdoor facilities
and structures, such as aircraft, ship, locks and dams, offshore platforms, solar panels, wind …

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 …

Superhydrophobic materials have been widely reported throughout the scientific literature.
Their properties originate from a highly rough morphology and inherently water repellent …

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 …

Wetting Models and Working Mechanisms of Typical Surfaces Existing in Nature and Their
Application on Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Page 1 www.advmatinterfaces.de REVIEW …

The low mechanical durability of superhydrophobic surfaces has been considered as a
serious limitation to develop these unique coatings in industrial applications. Despite the …

Characteristics of creatures that have been evolved over long time in nature provide
numerous inspirations to mankind for solving engineering problems. Inspired by biological …

In this research, the anisotropic superhydrophobic surface is prepared on a stainless steel
surface by laser etching, and the drag reduction property of the anisotropic surface is studied …

Human beings learn from creatures in nature and imitate them to solve challenges in daily
life. Thus, the use of bioinspired surfaces for drag reduction has attracted extensive attention …

Superhydrophobicity is a potential solution for corrosion inhibition and to mitigate increased
fuel consumption. The facile, low-cost, and stable coating is developed in the present study …