pH-driven phase separation: Simple routes for fabricating porous TiO2 film with superhydrophilic and anti-fog properties

Physical Mechanism Behind Enhanced Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Properties of Superhydrophilic Assemblies of 3D-TiO2 Microspheres with Arrays of Oriented, Single-Crystalline TiO2 Nanowires as Building Blocks Deposited on Fluorine-Doped Tin Oxide

“…Superhydrophilic surfaces can be used for fabrication of antifogging material, for biomolecular immobilization, for drag reduction, and so on. 47,48 Furthermore, by changing the thickness of the film; it can also be used in a solar cell as antireflective coating.…”

Zwitterionic polymer brush coatings with excellent anti-fog and anti-frost properties

“…[10][11][12][13][14][15] Hydrophilic surfaces that have a water contact angle of less than 5 o exhibit excellent anti-fog properties because they allow water droplets to spread uniformly to form a thin water film, which reduces light scattering. 9,16,17 In general, superhydrophilicity can be obtained by various chemical and physical methods. 18 One common approach is to coat hydrophilic inorganic nanoparticles such as SiO2 and TiO2.…”

Anti-Fogging/Self-Healing Properties of Clay-Containing Transparent Nanocomposite Thin Films

“…Formation of water droplets on transparent solid surfaces (fogging) scatters light and reduces optical transmission, which can both be a major issue for the everyday use of eyeglasses, windshields and goggles, and also reduce the efficiency of medical/analytical instruments, solar energy panels and other industrial equipment. − To prevent fogging, extensive research on the control of surface wetting/dewetting behavior, typically using superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity, has been reported over the past decade. ,− However, superhydrophobic surfaces with very high static contact angles (CAs, θ S ) of over 150° are not ideal under high humidity conditions, because droplets can form on contact with water. , On the other hand, superhydrophilic surfaces with very low θ S (<5°) are well-known to prevent water droplets by promoting the formation of a continuous thin film of water condensed from the air, which has gained them significant attention in antifogging research. − However, such antifogging coatings reported so far commonly rely on outside stimulation by UV-light, , or hydrophilic textured or layered structures prepared by complicated processes such as layer-by-layer deposition, , reactive ion/chemical etching, , postcalcination, , and so on . Consequently, formation of these textured or layered structures can be complicated or expensive, and therefore impractical for large-scale use.…”