Inkjet printing for direct micropatterning of a superhydrophobic surface: toward biomimetic fog harvesting surfaces

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 2844-2852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianbin Zhang ◽  
Jinbo Wu ◽  
Mohamed Nejib Hedhili ◽  
Xiulin Yang ◽  
Peng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Inkjet Printing ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Harvesting Efficiency

Direct micropatterning of superhydrophilicity on superhydrophobic surfaces was achieved by inkjet printing a mussel-inspired ink of dopamine solution onto the superhydrophobic surface, followed by the formation of polydopamine. The micropatterned superhydrophobic surfaces exhibited an enhanced fog-harvesting efficiency.

Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surface by Modulating Morphology of the Organogel

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianchen Zhu ◽  
Tian ren Zhang ◽  
Yajie Liu ◽  
Daoyi Lu ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Low Molecular Weight

A kind of low-molecular weight organic gelator (LMOG) bearing hydrazine linkage and end-capped by alkoxy-substituted phenyl, namely 1, 4-bis[(3, 4-bisoctyloxyphenyl)hydrozide]phenylene (BPH-8), was used to facilely fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces by drop-casting...

Stretchable dual cross-linked silicon elastomer with superhydrophobic surface and fast triple self-healing ability at room temperature

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxing Shan ◽  
shuai liang ◽  
Xiangkai Mao ◽  
Jie Lu ◽  
Lili Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Wearable Electronics ◽  
Actual Application ◽  
Potential Applications

Abstract. Stretchable elastomers with superhydrophobic surfaces have potential applications in wearable electronics. However, various types of damage inevitably occur on these elastomers in actual application, resulting in deterioration of the...

scholarly journals One-step fabrication of soft calcium superhydrophobic surfaces by a simple electrodeposition process

RSC Advances ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 297-308
Author(s):  
Zhi Chen ◽  
Yongbo Hu ◽  
Xu He ◽  
Yihao Xu ◽  
Xuesong Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Formation Process ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Surface Preparation ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Water Droplets ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Electrodeposition Process ◽  
Pressing Force ◽  
One Step

We investigated a one-step method for calcium superhydrophobic surface preparation and researched the formation process of loose, flower-like microstructures. Also, we found that the pressing force strongly impacts the dynamics of water droplets.

scholarly journals Assembly Mechanism and the Morphological Analysis of the Robust Superhydrophobic Surface

Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doeun Kim ◽  
Arun Sasidharanpillai ◽  
Ki Hoon Yun ◽  
Younki Lee ◽  
Dong-Jin Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Spray Coating ◽  
Silica Nanoparticle ◽  
Contact Angle Measurement ◽  
Angle Measurement ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Assembly Mechanism ◽  
Developed Surface

Robust superhydrophobic surfaces are fabricated on different substrates by a scalable spray coating process. The developed superhydrophobic surface consists of thin layers of surface functionalized silica nanoparticle (SiO2) bound to the substrate by acrylate-polyurethane (PU) binder. The influence of the SiO2/PU ratio on the superhydrophobicity, and the robustness of the developed surface, is systematically analyzed. The optimized SiO2/PU ratio for prepared superhydrophobic surfaces is obtained between 0.9 and 1.2. The mechanism which yields superhydrophobicity to the surface is deduced for the first time with the help of scanning electron microscopy and profilometer. The effect of mechanical abrasion on the surface roughness and superhydrophobicity are analyzed by using profilometer and contact angle measurement, respectively. Finally, it is concluded that the binder plays a key role in controlling the surface roughness and superhydrophobicity through the capillary mechanism. Additionally, the reason for the reduction in performance is also discussed with respect to the morphology variation.

scholarly journals Preparation of superhydrophobic surfaces with micro/nano alumina molds

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (64) ◽  
pp. 36697-36704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Yanagishita ◽  
Kaito Murakoshi ◽  
Toshiaki Kondo ◽  
Hideki Masuda
Keyword(s):  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Porous Alumina ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Anodic Porous Alumina ◽  
Nano Alumina

Superhydrophobic surface with hierarchical structures prepared by nanoimprinting using anodic porous alumina molds.

scholarly journals Femtosecond Laser Fabricated Elastomeric Superhydrophobic Surface with Stretching-Enhanced Water Repellency

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Yang ◽  
Kaichen Xu ◽  
Changwen Xu ◽  
Dianyuan Fan ◽  
Yu Cao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Water Repellency ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Textured Surface ◽  
Liquid Droplets ◽  
Silicone Elastomers ◽  
Highly Stretchable ◽  
First Time ◽  
Application Prospects

Abstract Highly stretchable and robust superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted tremendous interest due to their broad application prospects. In this work, silicone elastomers were chosen to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces with femtosecond laser texturing method, and high stretchability and tunable adhesion of the superhydrophobic surfaces were demonstrated successfully. To our best knowledge, it is the first time flexible superhydrophobic surfaces with a bearable strain up to 400% are fabricated by simple laser ablation. The test also shows that the strain brings no decline of water repellency but an enhancement to the superhydrophobic surfaces. In addition, a stretching-induced transition from “petal” state to “lotus” state of the laser-textured surface was also demonstrated by non-loss transportation of liquid droplets. Our results manifest that femtosecond laser ablating silicone elastomer could be a promising way for fabricating superhydrophobic surface with distinct merits of high stretchability, tunable adhesion, robustness, and non-fluorination, which is potentially useful for microfluidics, biomedicine, and liquid repellent skin.

Designing superhydrophobic surfaces with SAM modification on hierarchical ZIF-8/polymer hybrid membranes for efficient bioalcohol pervaporation

RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (104) ◽  
pp. 59750-59753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Naixin Wang ◽  
Hao Yan ◽  
Shulan Ji ◽  
Guojun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Hybrid Membranes ◽  
Excellent Performance ◽  
Polymer Hybrid

Inspired by the superhydrophobic surface of lotus leafs, ZIF-8/PDMS membranes with micro- and nanoscaled structures were modified by SAMs. The as-prepared hierarchical hybrid membranes exhibited excellent performance for bioalcohol pervaporation.

How to repel hot water from a superhydrophobic surface?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (27) ◽  
pp. 10639-10646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhe-Jun Yu ◽  
Jieyi Yang ◽  
Fang Wan ◽  
Quan Ge ◽  
Long-Lai Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Droplet ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Surface Temperatures

We demonstrated the superhydrophobicity of five superhydrophobic surfaces by manipulating water droplet and surface temperatures.

scholarly journals Research of freezing kinetics of water drop on superhydrophobic coating surfaces

Vestnik MGSU ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 435-441
Author(s):  
About the author: Valentina I. Loganina
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Water Drop ◽  
Initial Period ◽  
Technical Problem ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Silicone Resin ◽  
Thermal Imager ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
Kinetics Of

Introduction. Anti-icing coatings are used to prevent icing of the building roofs and power transmission line poles. One of the characteristics of anti-icing properties of superhydrophobic surfaces is the delay in the crystallization of drops on such surfaces. A significant delay in the crystallization of water drops on superhydrophobic substrates is noted in the scientific and technical literature. However, it is recorded in a number of papers that the delay time of crystallization on hydrophilic substrates is longer than the corresponding values on superhydrophobic surfaces. In connection with the foregoing, the study of the freezing kinetics of a water drop on a superhydrophobic surface in order to assess its efficiency is a relevant scientific and technical problem. Materials and methods. To evaluate the kinetics of freezing a of water drop on a superhydrophobic surface, the following experiment is conducted. A drop of water is placed on the superhydrophobic surface of the mortar substrate, which is placed in a freezer at a temperature of –18 °C. Studies of the drop freezing dynamics on the surface are performed using a Testo 875-1 thermal imager. To create a superhydrophobic surface, an aerosil R 972 with density ρ = 2360 kg/m3, particle size of 16 nm and specific surface area Ssp = 12 000 m2/kg is used as a filler. A silicone resin SILRES® MSE 100 of 10 % concentration is used as a binder. The obtained solutions are deposited on the mortar substrates. The degree of hydrophobicity is assessed by the magnitude of the wetting angle (θ°). Results. Results of the studies of temperature distribution on the water drop surface indicate that the distribution is uneven. The process of drop freezing is multistage. In the initial period, there is a transfer of heat from the surface into the water drop. This stage is followed by the process of drop freezing which is manifested in the upward movement of the freezing front from the substrate. Conclusions. It is revealed that the temperature distribution on the surface of a water drop is uneven. When freezing, a water drop has a pointed top.

Coalescence-induced jumping of nanodroplets on mixed-wettability superhydrophobic surfaces

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Fang Xie ◽  
Dan-Qi Wang ◽  
Yi-Bo Wang ◽  
Yan-Ru Yang ◽  
Xiao-Dong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surface ◽  
Apparent Contact Angle ◽  
Superhydrophobic Surfaces ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Heterogeneous Surfaces ◽  
Transfer Enhancement ◽  
Stripe Width ◽  
Mixed Wettability ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Coalescence-induced droplet jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces has been observed at microscale and even nanoscale. The enhancement in jumping velocity of coalescing droplets is crucial for condensation heat transfer enhancement, anti-icing, self-cleaning, and so forth. However, the research on how to acquire a higher jumping velocity is really very limited. In this paper, we use molecular dynamics simulations to study the coalescence-induced jumping of two equally-sized nanodroplets on chemically heterogeneous surfaces composed of alternating stripes with different hydrophobicity. We show that the jumping velocity is closely related to the stripe width and wettability contrast, and it can even exceed that on an ideal superhydrophobic surface with 180° contact angle when the striped surfaces are properly designed. We also demonstrate that there is always an optimal stripe width yielding the maximum jumping velocity, whereas its value is independent of the wettability contrast. We reveal that the dominant factor to determine the jumping velocity is the apparent contact angle of equilibrated droplets over heterogeneous surfaces for small stripe widths, it changes to the time of liquid bridges impacting surfaces for moderate stripe widths and to the contact area between equilibrated droplets and relatively hydrophobic stripes for large stripe widths. We believe the present simulations can provide useful guidance to design self-jumping superhydrophobic surfaces.

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