Micromolding surface-initiated polymerization enables the fabrication of polymer coatings that reproduce the microscale surface topography of superhydrophobic leaves onto solid supports. Here, the surfaces of superhydrophobic leaves from Trifolium repens and Aristolochia esperanzae are molded and reproduced as the topography of a partially fluorinated polymer coating through the surface-initiat...

Superhydrophobic Coatings on Complex Substrates In article number 2200095, Rong Zhang, Junping and co-workers report preparation of stable superhydrophobic coatings complex-shaped substrates. The show excellent superhydrophobicity, superior impalement resistance high stability. Moreover, the strategy is simple, ultrafast, scalable low-cost.

Various pollutants in wastewater including water-insoluble oils and water-soluble toxic organic pollutants, have been threatening ecosystems human health, making purification difficult. Inspired by the hierarchical structures chemical compositions of lotus leaf, we combined usage polydopamine (PDA) chemistry photocatalytically active TiO2 to develop a facile approach toward composite PDA-based ...

AbstractThe durability of superhydrophobic surfaces in fully immersed conditions is a major obstacle to their application engineering applications. We perform an experimental study measure th...

Partially vertical aligned boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) on Si substrates are found to be superhydrophobic in contrast to boron nitride (BN) thin films. While the hexagonal-phase BN films are partially wetted by water with advancing contact angle of about 50 degrees , partially vertically aligned BNNTs can achieve superhydrophobic state with advancing water contact angle exceeding 150 degrees...