A review of superwetting membranes and nanofibers for efficient oil/water separation

X Mao, Y Wang, X Yan, Z Huang, Z Gao… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Springer
Human activities are producing increasing amounts of oily water. Therefore, methods for
oil/water separation are attracting great attention. Membranes, including nanofibers for …

Polycaprolactone composites/blends and their applications especially in water treatment

GÖ Kayan, A Kayan - ChemEngineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biodegradable poly (ɛ-caprolactone)(PCL) and its composites or blends have received a lot
of attention in the last decade because of their potential applications in human life and …

Efficient fabrication of desert beetle-inspired micro/nano-structures on polypropylene/graphene surface with hybrid wettability, chemical tolerance, and passive anti …

W Zhou, T Wu, Y Du, X Zhang, X Chen, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Obtaining fresh water from the atmosphere by fog collectors is a promising way to meet the
challenge of the water crisis. Bioinspired fog collectors have attracted widespread attention …

Fabrication of Stretchable Superamphiphobic Surfaces with Deformation‐Induced Rearrangeable Structures

X Zhou, J Liu, W Liu, W Steffen, HJ Butt - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable superamphiphobic surfaces with a high deformation resistance are in demand to
achieve liquid‐repellent performance in flexible electronics, artificial skin, and textile …

Laminated PET-based membranes with sweat transportation and dual thermal insulation properties

Y Chen, B Zhao, H Zhang, T Zhang, D Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wearable polyester fiber materials with excellent sweat transportation and enhanced
thermal management properties have received increasing attention in functional materials …

One-step spontaneous grafting via diazonium chemistry for the fabrication of robust bionic multifunctional superhydrophobic fabric

W Li, X Wang, Y Wu, M Chen, Z Li - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
A superhydrophobic cotton fabric with peanut leaf-like nanoplates, 3D flower-like and
mulberry-like microstructure surface with varied water adhesion was fabricated via simple …

How nanofibers carry the load: Toward a universal and reliable approach for tensile testing of polymeric nanofibrous membranes

E Maccaferri, D Cocchi, L Mazzocchetti… - Macromolecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nanofibrous nonwovens show high versatility and outstanding properties, with reduced
weight. Porous morphology, high material flexibility and deformability challenge their …

Radiation induced graft polymerization of fluorinated monomers onto flax fabrics for the control of hydrophobic and oleophobic properties

J Taibi, S Rouif, B Ameduri, R Sonnier, B Otazaghine - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Functional textiles have been one of the most studied topics in recent decades. Due to
toxicity concerns, the treatment of fabrics for non-wettable properties with fluorinated …

One-step electrospinning PCL/ph-LPSQ nanofibrous membrane with excellent self-cleaning and oil-water separation performance

F Wang, K Liu, Y Xi, Z Li - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
The ladder-like phenyl polysilsesquioxane (ph-LPSQ) was synthesized by sol-gel method.
Then the Polycaprolactone/ladder-like polysilsesquioxane (PCL/ph-LPSQ) nanofibrous …

A facile strategy for fabricating robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic metal mesh via diazonium chemistry

W Li, F Wang, Z Li - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A facile and friendly one-step in situ polymerization technique is proposed for preparing
robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic metal mesh with hierarchical-layered …