Over the past decade, there have been many successful attempts at artificially reproducing
the surface structures found on natural superhydrophobic surfaces. The researchers have …

Superhydrophobic surfaces are smart surfaces with high water contact angles and low
surface energy. When water droplets rest on superhydrophobic surfaces, they often stay at …

Coating materials serve the purposes to protect, enhance and/or confer additional
functionalities and properties to the underlying object surface or bulk materials. In recent …

Linen fibres were coated with a glow‐in‐the‐dark photoluminescence, flame‐retarding, and
hydrophobic smart nanocomposite using the pad‐dry‐curing process. Ecologically friendly …

The lubrication modification of biomedical devices significantly enhances the functionality of
implanted interventional medical devices, thereby providing additional benefits for patients …

The superhydrophobic surfaces inspired by the lotus have excellent performances and are
known for their low contact angle hysteresis and smooth surfaces. However, there are still …

Reversible wettability transition has drawn substantial interest because of its importance for
widespread applications, but facile realization of such transition on ceramic surfaces, which …

This study investigates the waterproof layer formed by beeswax (BW) to improve the
hydrophobicity of sodium alginate/black soybean seed coat anthocyanin/cellulose …

The integrated anti-/de-icing technology with electrothermal and superhydrophobic functions
is becoming a research focus in the aerospace field due to its potential advantages of …

Fabricating controllable superhydrophobic surfaces remains challenging in various fields
ranging from chemical industries to biomedical engineering. Conventional methods …