As a non-beam-based additive manufacturing (AM) method, binder jet 3D printing (BJ3DP)
is a process in which a liquid binder is jetted on layers of powdered materials, selectively …

In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Laser texturing, involving the creation of patterns on material surfaces, is considered an
efficient and facile approach to fabricate hierarchical surface structures on various material …

The contact angle is one of the most sensitive experimental values describing a junction
between three phases, being influenced by the composition and properties of contacting …

Synthetic superhydrophobic (SH) surfaces were developed after 1990s, and the number of
publications in this field is around 13 500 at present. However, the industrial production of …

Oily water treatment has become an urgent need in our daily life because of its harmful
potential to the ecological system. In recent years, functional materials with superwetting or …

Driven by the development of new functional inks, inkjet‐printed electronics has achieved
several milestones upon moving from the integration of simple electronic elements (eg …

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 …

Inspired by Namib Desert beetle and leaf venation, a wettability-integrated system consisting
of wettability-hybrid coatings and venation-like patterns was designed and successfully …

Superliquid repellency can be achieved by nano-and microstructuring surfaces in such a
way that protrusions entrap air underneath the liquid. It is still not known how the three …