Optimal condition for fabricating mechanically durable superhydrophobic titanium surface by rapid breakdown anodization: Self cleaning and bouncing characteristics

Superhydrophobic Surface on Insulators by Using Perfluoropolyether-Functionalized Silica Nanostructures for Preventing Stress Corrosion Cracking at the Pin–Cement Junction

“…The SEM and confocal micrographs of the treated substrate (T2) show negligible bacterial adherence. The reason might be the shallow surface energy of the PFPE lubricating film, which did not allow adherence of bacterial population on T2 specimens. − …”

Substrate-Independent Superhydrophobic Coating Capable of Photothermal-Induced Repairability for Multiple Damages Fabricated via Simple Blade Coating

“…There are highly abundant superhydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles (WCAs) larger than 150°and water sliding angles (WSAs) smaller than 10°in nature, such as lotus leaves, rice leaves, and butterfly wings, which provide rich sources of inspiration for the development of novel functional materials. Inspired by animals and plants in nature, plenty of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces have been prepared through various methods such as sol−gel, 1,2 chemical etching, 3,4 electrodeposition, 5,6 anode oxidation, 7,8 and laser ablation. 9−13 Moreover, the potential applications of the superhydrophobic surfaces, including self-cleaning, 3,4,14−17 antifogging, 18,19 antibiofouling, 20,21 anticorrosion, 5,6 oil/water separation, 22−24 and anti-icing, 20,25−27 have been extensively explored.…”

“…There are highly abundant superhydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles (WCAs) larger than 150° and water sliding angles (WSAs) smaller than 10° in nature, such as lotus leaves, rice leaves, and butterfly wings, which provide rich sources of inspiration for the development of novel functional materials. Inspired by animals and plants in nature, plenty of artificial superhydrophobic surfaces have been prepared through various methods such as sol–gel, , chemical etching, , electrodeposition, , anode oxidation, , and laser ablation. − Moreover, the potential applications of the superhydrophobic surfaces, including self-cleaning, ,,− antifogging, , antibiofouling, , anticorrosion, , oil/water separation, − and anti-icing, ,− have been extensively explored. However, the water-repellency property of most of the reported superhydrophobic surfaces is easily degraded under external force, oil pollution, a corrosion medium, or a cold environment because of damage of the micro/nanostructures or the decomposition of the low-surface-energy molecules, which limits the practical application of the superhydrophobic surfaces.…”

A Superhydrophobic Surface on a Superalloy Substrate with Properties of High Mechanical Strength and Self-Cleaning of Carbon Deposition

“…Rasitha et al fabricated superhydrophobic titanium surfaces by rapid breakdown anodization and chemical modification with molten stearic acid. In their study, the sample surface showed TiO 2 microclusters islands with hierarchical structures with nanopores and self-cleaning properties for graphite powder and myristic acid powder [17]. However, some disadvantages in terms of environmental pollution, sophisticated equipment, and difficulty in scaling up production still need to be addressed for further application.…”