Erosion of materials is one of the major causes that lead to the malfunction of equipment and facilities, and surface texturing can be a solution for enhancement of erosion resistance. In this work, superwetting (superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic) ti...
Oil pollution in the ocean has been a great threaten to human health and the ecological environment, which has raised global concern. Therefore, it is of vital importance to develop simple and efficient techniques for oil–water separation. In t...
Global food security is a critical issue, necessitating greater attention to the relationship between agricultural productivity and the ecological environment. Super-wetting materials, with their unique micro-rough structures and low surface energy,...
Biomaterial-associated infection remains a persistent challenge for implantable devices, catheters, wound dressings, and tissue-engineering scaffolds. This structured narrative review critically evaluates biomimetic superwetting polysaccharide-based...
Superwetting surface can be divided into (super) hydrophilic surface and (super) hydrophobic surface. There are many methods to control superwetting surface, among which plasma technology is a safe and convenient one. This paper first summarizes the...
The frequent occurrence of oil spills and the massive discharge of oily wastewater pose a significant threat to sustainable and healthy human development. Therefore, it is of importance to effectively separate oil–water mixtures. Inspired by na...
Oil spills and the emission of oily wastewater have triggered serious water pollution and environment problems. Effectively separating oil and water is a world-wide challenge and extensive efforts have been made to solve this issue. Interfacial super...
The design and fabrication of advanced membrane materials for versatile oil/water separation are major challenges. In this work, a superwetting stainless steel mesh (SSM) modified with in situ-grown TiO2 was successfully prepared via one-pot hydrothe...
Oil/water separation processes have garnered significant global attention due to the quick growth in industrial development, recurring chemical leakages, and oil spills. Hence, there is a significant demand for the development of inexpensive superwet...
Transparent coatings with superwetting properties (superhydrophilicity or superhydrophobicity) have broad application prospects. Usually, most studies have been carried out separately on superhydrophobic coatings or superhydrophilic coatings. In our...
A novel superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic modified PVDF membrane for oil/water separation was fabricated through a modified blending approach. Pluronic F127 and amphiphilic copolymer P (MMA-AA) were directly blended with PVDF as a hydro...
Efficient oil-water separation remains a major challenge in oily wastewater treatment, highlighting the need for advanced materials that combine superwettability, structural durability, and long-term recyclability. Here, we develop a hierarchical ZOM...
The separation of high-viscosity oil–water emulsions remains a global challenge due to ultra-stable interfaces and severe membrane fouling. In this paper, SiO2 micro–nanoparticles coated with polyethyleneimine (PEI) were initially loaded...
In this paper, a plasma-induced hemi-wicking phenomenon observed on hydrophobic sanded polymer surfaces, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene (PE) is reported. An atmospheric-pressure argon plasma jet was used to trea...
The pursuit of superhydrophilic materials with hierarchical structures has garnered significant attention across diverse application domains. In this study, we have successfully crafted Ni-Mn LDHs@CuC2O4 nanosheet arrays on a copper mesh (CM) through...
The ancient building complex in Wudang Mountain, China, is known as the “Museum of Ancient Chinese Architectural Accomplishments”. However, the valuable stone components are preserved in open or semi-open environments and environmental fa...
Porous layer-by-layer (LbL) films have been employed for the implementation of superwetting surfaces, but they are limited to the LbL films consisting of only two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes. In this study, LbL films were assembled using a ca...
Super-wetting interface materials have shown great potential for applications in oil–water separation. Hydrogel-based materials, in particular, have been extensively studied for separating water from oily wastewater due to their unique hydrophi...
Soil-coated fabrics were fabricated by scrape-coating of soil slurry onto cotton fabrics. The raw materials, soil, and cotton fabrics were, respectively, obtained from farmland and waste bed sheets, making the method a zero-material cost way to produ...
Colloidal photonic crystals have attracted much attention of the scientific world due to their unique optical properties and potential applications in sensing, displays, optoelectronics, controlled superwetting and other fields. Here we report the fa...
In this work, a copper coating is developed on a carbon steel substrate by exploiting the superwetting properties of liquid copper. We characterize the surface morphology, chemical composition, roughness, wettability, ability to release a copper ion...
Membrane separation is a promising technology for emulsified wastewater treatment. However, conventional membrane often suffer from limitations such as low mechanical strength, the inherent “trade-off” effect between flux and separation e...
The development of superlyophobic materials in liquid systems, enabling synchronous oil/water separation and dye removal from water, is highly desirable. In this study, we employed a novel superwetting array-like BiOBr nanosheets anchored on waste ro...
Water is an indispensable strategic resource for biological and social development. The problem of oily wastewater pollution originating from oil spillages, industrial discharge and domestic oil pollution has become an extremely serious international...
The Dadonggou Mo deposit in Western Hebei, within the Yanshan–Liaoning Mo metallogenic belt, is a newly recognized medium-sized porphyry Mo system. Exploration has delineated 126 orebodies, most of which are blind, with identified resources of...
Urushiol, the main active compound in raw lacquer, is a catechol derivative with long alkyl side chains. Its use in traditional coatings has long been held back by slow enzymatic curing, UV sensitivity, and its own allergenicity. Over the past decade...
Background: Posterior neck lipomatosis, commonly referred to as a buffalo hump, is characterized by abnormal accumulation of adipose and fibrofatty tissue in the dorsocervical region, leading to aesthetic deformity and functional discomfort. Ultrasou...