Superhydrophobic Surface: Functional Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Liquid–Fluid Coatings, Surfaces and Interfaces".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 3253
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Superhydrophobic surfaces, on which the water contact angle exceeds 150° and the contact angle hysteresis (sliding angle) is less than 10°, exhibit strong water repellence. In the past decade, superhydrophobic surfaces have revealed a cornucopia of novel structural and functional properties, exhibiting considerable importance in both fundamental research and practical applications. Fabricating methods and the working performance of superhydrophobic surfaces with multidisciplinary functionalities include self-cleaning, antifog, anticorrosion, fluidic drag reduction, antibiofouling, droplet transportation, and oil–water separation. To demonstrate the interesting developments in this field, we are assembling a Special Issue of Coatings to encourage researchers and to provide them with a platform to publish their novel studies. The topics of interest for this Special Issue, in particular, include (but are not restricted to):
- Green and facile strategy to prepare superhydrophobic surface
- Novel functional materials or coatings for superhydrophobicity
- Durable or abrasion-resistant superhydrophobic surface
- Transparent superhydrophobic coating
- Superhydrophobic, superhydrophilic, or superamphiphilic surfaces for oil–water separation
- Superhydrophobic surfaces for biomedical application
- Superhydrophobic coatings in micro–nano devices
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Zhong Xiong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- superhydrophobic
- multifunction
- coating
- amphiphilic
- durable superhydrophobicity