Superhydrophobic hybrid nanocomposites: Mapping the current research trends and recent advances

A Satdive, S Tayde, B Toksha, D Kundu, J Naik… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work provides a detailed understanding of the most recent progress in
superhydrophobic hybrid nanocomposites (SHN) with their preparation, properties and …

Contactless acoustic tweezer for droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces

T Luo, S Liu, R Zhou, C Zhang, D Chen, Y Zhan, Q Hu… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces (DMSS) without conventional pipetting
is an emerging liquid handling technology, which can be potentially used for diagnostic …

Two-orders of magnitude enhanced droplet energy harvesting via asymmetrical droplet-electrodes coupling

Z Zhao, H Li, A Li, L Liu, L Xue, Z Cai, R Yuan, X Yu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The collection and utilization of water power as clean energy have made tremendous
progress in recent years, where the droplet-based triboelectric power generation is one of …

Durable super-repellent surfaces: From solid–liquid interaction to applications

F Yu, D Wang, J Yang, W Zhang… - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus A super-repellent surface is a type of liquid-repellency material that allows for
various liquid drops to bead up, roll off, or even bounce back. Known for its ability to remain …

3D photovoltaic router of water microdroplets aiming at free-space microfluidic transportation

Y Mi, X Liu, Z Gao, M Wang, L Shi… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
So far, microfluidic navigation based on space-charge modulation is limited in a two-
dimensional (2D) substrate plane. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) photovoltaic water …

Surface charge density gradient printing to drive droplet transport: a numerical study

F Wang, F Guo, Z Wang, H He, Y Sun, W Liang… - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
Traditional strategies, such as morphological or chemical gradients, struggle to realize the
high-velocity and long-distance transport for droplets on a solid surface because of the …

Water droplet impact on perfluoropolyether-based liquid-like surfaces

R Li, Z Chen, Y Lu, H Wu, Q Jiang, G Jiang - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water droplet impact on water-repellent surfaces is of relevance to many important
engineering applications. Although the droplet impact behavior on water-repellent surfaces …

Pollution morphology characteristics on a superhydrophobic surface and its pollution flashover voltage in DC electric field

Y Liu, Y Guo, B Wang, X Zhang, G Huang… - High …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
To solve the pollution problem of insulators on ultra‐high voltage DC transmission lines,
superhydrophobic coatings were presented and their pollution deposit morphology and …

Wettability and water‐droplet contact electrification of nanostructural polypropylene (PP) by plasma modification

Y Li, Y Liu, Z Guo, L Huo, M Lei - Plasma Processes and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The superhydrophobic surfaces with three kinds of nanopillars on polypropylene (PP)
substrates are fabricated by a plasma nanotexturing technique comprising oxygen‐plasma …

Construction of wear resistant superhydrophobic structure without degrading the surface mechanical properties of alloy layer

L Yang, S Luo, L Zheng, Z Xiong - Surface and Coatings Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The vulnerability of superhydrophobic surface structures frequently leads to a loss of their
superhydrophobicity under friction, significantly restricting their broad-scale applicability …