Understanding and utilizing droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces: phenomena, mechanisms, regulations, applications, and beyond

Z Hu, F Chu, H Shan, X Wu, Z Dong… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet impact is a ubiquitous liquid behavior that closely tied to human life and production,
making indispensable impacts on the big world. Nature‐inspired superhydrophobic surfaces …

Facile laser-based process of superwetting zirconia ceramic with adjustable adhesion for self-cleaning and lossless droplet transfer

C Liu, J Zheng, X Liu, K Yin, H Wang, Q Wang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Zirconia ceramics can be extensively used as biological implant materials because of its
excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. In order to further enhance the …

Application of self-assembly methods in the preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces: a review

H Ning, T Zhang, L Zhang - Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted considerable interest due to their unique
properties such as self-cleaning, corrosion resistance, anti-icing and drag reduction …

Facile one-step spraying preparation of fluorine-free transparent superhydrophobic composite coatings with tunable adhesion for self-cleaning and anti-icing …

Y Wu, L Dong, Q Ran - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Transparent superhydrophobic coatings are of vital importance for various rising
applications, such as photovoltaics, touch panels, smart windows, etc. However, their large …

Fabrication of transferable and micro/nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces using demolding and iCVD processes

W Tian, C Li, K Liu, F Ma, K Chu, X Tang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Superhydrophobic surfaces possess enormous potential in various applications on account
of their versatile functionalities. However, artificial superhydrophobic surfaces with ultralow …

Superhydrophobic TiO2 nanotube arrays with switchable adhesion in both air and oil

X Yu, H Lai, R Wang, D Zhang, Z Cheng, L Jiang - Materials Today Nano, 2023 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces with smart adhesion has aroused increased interest. However,
all reported surfaces can only display switchable adhesion in air. Herein, we report a …

Green route to prepare robust and multifunctional superhydrophobic coatings

S Wang, Z Liang, Q Hong, B Wang, Y Cao, G Ren… - Ceramics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic SiO 2 was rapidly synthesized from commercial SiO 2 (KH550–SiO 2) at
room temperature by innovatively using ultrasound-assisted ball milling. Characterization …

Construction of superhydrophobic surfaces with different water adhesion on the low-temperature steels by picosecond laser processing

X Chen, S Sun, D Wang, X Zhu, Y Zhang, S Niu… - Surface and Coatings …, 2024 - Elsevier
Manufacturing superhydrophobic metallic surfaces with desired water adhesion for intended
applications such as anti-icing and microdroplets transportation remains a grand challenge …

Laser-based fabrication of superwetting titanium alloy with enhanced corrosion and erosion-corrosion resistance

C Liu, S Tong, Y Yue, H Wang, J Song, Y Li… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Titanium (Ti) alloy is vulnerable to erosion and corrosion effect of sea water in the
application of marine equipment and prone to degradation and failure. In order to further …

Automated droplet manipulation enabled by a machine-vision-assisted acoustic tweezer

Z Huan, J Zhou, Y Xie, J Xu, H Wang, W Ma, X Li… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Automated droplet manipulation holds great significance for various biochemical
applications, including but limited to heavy metal ions detection. Despite notable progress …