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 …

Bioinspired marine antifouling coatings: Status, prospects, and future

H Jin, L Tian, W Bing, J Zhao, L Ren - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

Wetting ridge‐guided directional water self‐transport

L Wang, K Yin, Q Deng, Q Huang, J He… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Directional water self‐transport plays a crucial role in diverse applications such as
biosensing and water harvesting. Despite extensive progress, current strategies for …

Laser ablation in liquids for nanomaterial synthesis: diversities of targets and liquids

D Zhang, Z Li, K Sugioka - Journal of Physics: Photonics, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The demand is growing for new nanoscience-based technologies with unique properties
that are different from traditional wet-chemical techniques. In recent years, laser ablation in …

Metasurface-empowered optical cryptography

H Yang, K Ou, H Wan, Y Hu, Z Wei, H Jia, X Cheng… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Information security is of great importance in every aspect of life, spawning
numerous modern cryptographic strategies to protect data from stealing and deciphering …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired superwettability achieved by femtosecond lasers

J Yong, Q Yang, X Hou, F Chen - Ultrafast Science, 2022 - spj.science.org
Wettability is one of a solid surface's fundamental physical and chemical properties, which
involves a wide range of applications. Femtosecond laser microfabrication has many …

High-speed laser writing of structural colors for full-color inkless printing

J Geng, L Xu, W Yan, L Shi, M Qiu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
It is a formidable challenge to simultaneously achieve wide-gamut, high-resolution, high-
speed while low-cost manufacturability, long-term stability, and viewing-angle …

Extremely sensitive SERS sensors based on a femtosecond laser-fabricated superhydrophobic/-philic microporous platform

J Yu, J Wu, H Yang, P Li, J Liu, M Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The detection of molecules from highly diluted solutions with a limited amount is vital for
precancer diagnosis, food safety, and forensic analysis. The sensitivity and convenience of …

Multiscale hybrid-structured femtosecond laser-induced graphene with outstanding photo-electro-thermal effects for all-day anti-icing/deicing

L Wang, K Yin, Q Deng, Q Huang, CJ Arnusch - Carbon, 2024 - Elsevier
Multifunctional materials with photothermal and electrothermal effects have garnered
considerable attention for solving the icing problem. Although great progress has been …

Underwater gas self-transportation along femtosecond laser-written open superhydrophobic surface microchannels (< 100 µm) for bubble/gas manipulation

J Yong, Q Yang, J Huo, X Hou… - International Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Underwater transportation of bubbles and gases has essential applications in manipulating
and using gas, but achieving this function at the microscopic level remains a significant …