Superhydrophobic surfaces: insights from theory and experiment

S Parvate, P Dixit, S Chattopadhyay - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic nanosurfaces with distinct wettability and versatility have found special
enthusiasm in both fundamental research and industrial applications. With the advent of …

Superhydrophobic surfaces: a review on fundamentals, applications, and challenges

J Jeevahan, M Chandrasekaran… - Journal of Coatings …, 2018 - Springer
Superhydrophobicity is the tendency of a surface to repel water drops. A surface is qualified
as a superhydrophobic surface only if the surface possesses a high apparent contact angle …

A review on special wettability textiles: theoretical models, fabrication technologies and multifunctional applications

S Li, J Huang, Z Chen, G Chen, Y Lai - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the superhydrophobic lotus surface in nature, special wettability has attracted a
lot of interest and attention in both academia and industry. In this review, theoretical models …

Superhydrophobic coatings from ecofriendly materials and processes: a review

IS Bayer - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
So far, scientists have successfully mimicked superhydrophobicity based on careful
observation and study of such surfaces found in nature. The key outcome is the fact that …

Superhydrophobic materials for biomedical applications

EJ Falde, ST Yohe, YL Colson, MW Grinstaff - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic surfaces are actively studied across a wide range of applications and
industries, and are now finding increased use in the biomedical arena as substrates to …

Specially wettable membranes for oil–water separation

Y Wei, H Qi, X Gong, S Zhao - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The oil–water separation has attracted heightened attention because of the ever‐increasing
amounts of oily water produced from the daily activities of humans and industrial processes …

Bio-inspired titanium dioxide materials with special wettability and their applications

K Liu, M Cao, A Fujishima, L Jiang - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most widely used nanomaterials in our daily life. In
1972, Fujishima and Honda reported the photo electrolysis of water into H2 and O2 utilizing …

Environmental applications of interfacial materials with special wettability

Z Wang, M Elimelech, S Lin - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Interfacial materials with special wettability have become a burgeoning research area in
materials science in the past decade. The unique surface properties of materials and …

Wetting and roughness

D Quéré - Annu. Rev. Mater. Res., 2008 - annualreviews.org
We discuss in this review how the roughness of a solid impacts its wettability. We see in
particular that both the apparent contact angle and the contact angle hysteresis can be …

Bioinspired surfaces with wettability for antifouling application

Z Li, Z Guo - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Wettability is a special character found in nature, including the superhydrophobicity of lotus
leaves, the underwater superoleophobicity of fish scales and the slipperiness of pitcher …