Superwetting Polymeric Composites

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your work to a Special Issue on "Preparations and Applications of Superwetting Polymeric Composites ". The performance of a polymer material is often dictated by its surface properties, such as its wettability. The wettability of a surface is determined by a combination of its chemical properties and topographical microstructures. Over the past 15 years, bioinspired polymeric composites possessing superwetting properties (superhydrophobicity, superhydrophilicity, superoleophobicity, and superoleophilicity) have attracted a large amount of commercial and academic attention due to their wide range of applications, such as waterproofing, anti-fogging, antifouling, anti-icing, fluidic drag reduction, anti-corrosion, oil/water separation, and functional textiles. Although superwetting polymeric composites are already used in a variety of products today, there is still a need to development new materials to improve their performance and enhance applications.

In particular, the topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Superhydrophobic polymeric composites.
• Superamphiphobic polymeric composites.
• Polymeric composites with anisotropic or patterned wettabilities.
• Polymeric composites with switchable wettability.
• Superhydrophilic polymeric composites.
• Slippery liquid-infused porous polymeric composites.
• Functional textiles with superwetting properties.

Prof. Chif-Feng Wang
Prof. Wei-Song Hung
Guest Editors