Chemical Fabrication Strategies for Achieving Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Surfaces with Micro and Nanostructures: A Review

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Figure 6. a) Schematic illustration for the formation of polyhedral microprotrusions via the selective etching of high-energy {110} facets. The SEM images of the resultant Cu surface prepared via the typical synthetic procedure under b) low and c) high magnifications. Reproduced with permission. [93]

Carbon Nanomaterials Modified Biomimetic Dental Implants for Diabetic Patients

“…Biomimetic dental implants can be achieved by modifying the surface of an implant material [51]. Surface properties such as surface roughness are important factors governing the success of dental implants [52], and it is the intrinsically nanostructured surface features of the cicada [53][54][55], dragonfly [56,57], shark skin [57,58], gecko feet [21], taro [59][60][61], and lotus leaves [62,63] that are able to impart self-cleaning and antibacterial capabilities to dental implants [19]. Biomimetic dental implants have many advantages over ordinary implants; for example, modified surfaces or functionalized biomimetic dental implants can help increase antimicrobial action [19] by adding a functional group with antimicrobial properties [51].…”

Preliminary Research: Validation of the Method of Evaluating Resistance to Surface Wetting with Liquid of Protective Materials Intended for Polymer Protective Gloves

“…One of the most explored mechanisms of superhydrophobicity existing in nature is the "lotus-leaf effect". A surface can be named as superhydrophobic when its contact angle (CA) is greater than 150 • and the sliding angle is lower than 10 • [11,12]. This phenomenon observed on the lotus leaf is strictly dependent on micro/nanostructures on its surface covered with hydrophobic wax [6].…”

“…The lotus effect is one of the many examples of superhydrophobic surfaces existing in nature. The other ones worth mentioning are petal roses, cicada wings, rice leaves and the water striders [11,12,15]. The list of potential application of such surfaces includes: self-cleaning, quick-drying, anti-fouling surfaces and coatings on different materials [16][17][18][19][20].…”

Fabrication of patterned solid surfaces with highly controllable wettability

“…Since the lotus effect was investigated in depth by , superhydrophobic surfaces have received much attention. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The lotus effect is a phenomenon whereby the surface of a lotus leaf repels water to form spherical droplets and the contaminating particles on it can be removed with the droplets. 1,2 This effect is related to the wettability of solid surfaces.…”