Robust and durable liquid-repellent surfaces

F Chen, Y Wang, Y Tian, D Zhang, J Song… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: current progress and future perspective

Z Yu, T Zhu, J Zhang, M Ge, S Fu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing demand for clean water driven by the rapid growth of the population and the
pollution of water necessitates the development of direct and rapid water harvesting …

Robust Photothermal Icephobic Surface with Mechanical Durability of Multi‐Bioinspired Structures

M Zhou, L Zhang, L Zhong, M Chen, L Zhu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photothermal superhydrophobic surfaces are potential to become ideal anti‐/deicing
surfaces due to their rapid water removal, icing delay, and photothermal deicing …

Solid‐like slippery coating with highly comprehensive performance

W Pan, Q Wang, J Ma, W Xu, J Sun… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Many solar‐power and wind‐power devices in the world urgently demand self‐cleaning and
de‐icing surfaces to ensure stable power generation. However, existing superhydrophobic …

Recent advances in chemical durability and mechanical stability of superhydrophobic materials: Multi-strategy design and strengthening

P Wang, C Li, D Zhang - Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by the lotus leaf effect, non-wetting artificial superhydrophobic surfaces
demonstrate an enormous potential in numerous fields. However, limited by poor stability …

Bio‐inspired Copper Kirigami Motifs Leading to a 2D–3D Switchable Structure for Programmable Fog Harvesting and Water Retention

Z Yu, J Zhang, S Li, Z Zhou, Z Qin, H Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐inspired fog harvesting devices (FHDs) have been exploited to address water
shortages. Despite the advances achieved, efficient and continuous fog harvesting is still …

Fabrication of robust and room-temperature curable superhydrophobic composite coatings with breathable and anti-icing performance

Y Wu, X Shu, Y Yang, W She, L Dong, Q Ran - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces show great application prospects in various fields, yet the
tedious preparation process, sophisticated equipment, and poor durability restrict their large …

Multifunctional Ti3C2Tx MXene-Based Composite Coatings with Superhydrophobic Anti-icing and Photothermal Deicing Properties

Y Zhao, C Yan, T Hou, H Dou… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although advances in industrial products have brought convenience to our lives, severe
weather has increased the safety risks to industrial facilities. Considerable efforts have been …

Defect-rich Ni (OH) 2/NiO regulated by WO3 as core–shell nanoarrays achieving energy-saving water-to-hydrogen conversion via urea electrolysis

J Zhao, Y Zhang, H Guo, J Ren, H Zhang, Y Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Constructing low-cost, high-efficient, and stable electrocatalysts is crucial for large-scale and
sustainable water-to-hydrogen conversion. Herein, the combination approaches of …

Near-infrared responsive smart superhydrophobic coating with self-healing and robustness enhanced by disulfide-bonded polyurethane

C Li, P Wang, D Zhang, S Wang - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synergistic self-healing materials and inorganic particles to create self-healing
superhydrophobic surfaces for improving their robustness is a common technique, but the …