Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaoming Feng, Huiying Guan, Ze Wang, Shichao Niu, Zhiwu Han
Summary: Materials with antifogging and self-cleaning properties are crucial for outdoor solar cell devices. Inspired by nature, microstructured arrays and a slippery polydimethylsiloxane film were designed to improve optical characteristics and performance. Experimental characterization showed that the biomimetic film had superior antifogging and self-cleaning abilities compared to traditional flat films.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zian Wang, Shuqiang Peng, Lixin Wu, Zixiang Weng
Summary: By combining UV-curing technique and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) treatment, a superhydrophobic surface (SHS) with chemical stability and excellent mechanical resistance was prepared, leading to an ultra-long service life for SLIPS. This provides a promising candidate for self-cleaning applications.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Cansen Liu, Mingta Zhuang, Qishan Huang, Yongjin Mai, Liuyan Zhang, Xiaohua Jie
Summary: The novel slippery liquid-infused surfaces show excellent antifouling performance, self-cleaning ability, stability under hot water and high-pressure conditions, as well as outstanding corrosion resistance in corrosive medium. After vulcanization test, no fouling traces were observed, indicating a potential strategy for practical industrial applications.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaohui Mao, Jinglin Tan, Lei Xie, Jingyi Wang, Hongbo Zeng
Summary: This study presents a novel functional slippery solid surface fabricated through the self-assembly of a non-fluorine small molecule, without the need for complex surface structures and lubricant oils. The surface allows for easy transport of air bubbles, water drops, and self-assembly of nanoparticles.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tengfei Xiang, Jian Liu, Quanwei Liu, Feifei Wei, Zhong Lv, Yang Yang, Li Ping Shi, Cheng Li, Depeng Chen, Guiyin Xu
Summary: This study employed a hydrogen bubble dynamic template method to construct porous structures and infused stable paraffin to create a solid slippery surface, which exhibited a homogeneously porous structure and excellent anti-corrosion performance. The surface also showed good stability in NaCl solution, demonstrating great potential for protecting metal materials from corrosion.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tengfei Xiang, Xuxin Chen, Zhong Lv, Wei Tong, Jun Cao, Yizhou Shen, Bokai Liao, Yannan Xie, Shihong Zhang
Summary: A dual-function anti-icing/de-icing solid slippery surface has been developed by infusing GO@Fe3O4 mixed PDMS/PF lubricant into nano-grass CuO (PSSS). This surface exhibits low surface energy and photothermal effect, inhibiting ice formation and accumulation and facilitating in-situ removal of ice. The study provides a perspective for designing robust lubricant infused slippery surfaces and will have a profound influence on anti-icing/de-icing applications.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Zhaoxin Li, Shengtian Sang, Shuyue Jiang, Liang Chen, Haifeng Zhang
Summary: A new type of oil/water separation material based on porous metal hydrogel is proposed in this study, which has superhydrophilicity, high separation efficiency, self-detection of pollution degree and self-cleaning. This research has important implications for the application of oil/water separation in practical industrial manufacturing.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Chengjuan Yang, Kuan Yang, Minxia Li, Faze Chen, Zhen Yang
Summary: In this study, a series of slippery liquid-infused microstructure surfaces (SLIMS) with uniform texture were fabricated on T2 copper substrates using laser texturing technique. The results showed that droplet directional self-transport behavior can be achieved on these surfaces. Different from previous studies, the droplet self-transport property on SLIMS with rice-leaf-like anisotropic grooves was particularly investigated. The variation of droplet transport distance was found to be determined by the synergistic effect of adhesive force in different directions.
PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yujiao Kan, Fangyuan Zheng, Bingzhi Li, Ruxin Zhang, Yinsha Wei, Yizhen Yu, Yan Zhang, Yibo Ouyang, Ri Qiu
Summary: Biomimetics has provided versatile approaches for protecting metals from corrosion, particularly focusing on magnesium alloys in this study. A dual biomimetic slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) was developed, inspired by Nepenthes pitcher and pomegranate fruit, which demonstrated significantly improved corrosion resistance compared to superhydrophobic surfaces.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenwen Niu, George Y. Chen, Haolan Xu, Xiaokong Liu, Junqi Sun
Summary: This study presents a highly transparent and scalable solar anti-/deicing surface that can maintain high transparency of coated glass while increasing the surface temperature through photothermal conversion. The surface is made by applying ultrathin MXene multilayers and a solid omniphobic slippery coating, which enable self-cleaning and self-healing capabilities. The surface effectively prevents water from freezing and can melt pre-formed ice, while also being able to remove unfrozen water and melted ice/frost residue to improve efficiency.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Pu Guo, Ziyi Teng, Xiao Han, Yue Sun, Rongyu Jin, Lei Jiang, Liping Heng
Summary: The accumulation of ice brings hazards to infrastructure, industrial and agricultural production, and daily life. Despite progress in anti-/de-icing techniques, challenges remain, including extremely low-temperature anti-/de-icing and all-day anti-icing without additional energy consumption. This study reports a solar energy-based ice-free surface that can maintain an ice-/frost-free state even under extreme conditions. The surface achieved in-situ self-repairing at temperatures below -60°C and can maintain an all-day continuous ice-free state outdoors in snowy weather.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yifan Li, Dario R. Dekel, Ofer Manor
Summary: The study demonstrates the application of a 20 MHz frequency surface acoustic wave (SAW) in a solid substrate to achieve self-cleaning surface and redirect the deposition of precipitates onto another substrate. The use of hydrophobic coating on the glass surface results in selective deposition of polymer, indicating the success of the experiment in achieving self-cleaning surface.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Weihao Pan, Qiulin Wang, Jun Ma, Wen Xu, Jing Sun, Xin Liu, Jinlong Song
Summary: The article introduces a novel solid-like slippery coating (SSC) developed by embedding oil-stored silica nanoparticles into a smooth epoxy resin surface. The SSC exhibits excellent water-slippery capability to various water-based liquids with low to super-high viscosity, as well as durability, robustness, high hardness, strong adhesive strength to substrate, good optical transparency, and easy fabrication processes. It also demonstrates remarkable non-sticking, self-cleaning, and de-icing performances, showing promising practical applications in solar and wind power.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shuwei Lv, Xiaodong Yang, Qiao Liu, Chunyu Mao, Xianli Liu, Ying Zhai, Zhuojuan Yang
Summary: Slippery surfaces with outstanding performances have potential applications in various fields. However, current limitations such as lubricant loss, low water-slippery ability, and high costs restrict their practical use. To overcome these limitations, we propose a simple, low-cost method to create a solid-like slippery Al surface (SSS-Al), which exhibits excellent comprehensive performance. SSS-Al demonstrates exceptional water-slippery ability, antifouling ability, and high durability. It also shows promising prospects in aerospace and shipbuilding due to its anti-icing performance, fog collection ability, and electrochemical corrosion resistance.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Donghui Chen, Bo Wang, Xiao Yang, Menghua Zhong
Summary: A novel multiscale micro/nano porous structure is fabricated based on Ti6Al4V alloy using a nanosecond laser etching method, which is modified and infused with silicon oil to achieve a slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) with excellent sliding property and hydrophobicity. The SLIPS also exhibits self-cleaning, self-healing, and stability properties. This study demonstrates the potential application of SLIPS in expanding the practical use of conventional Ti6Al4V alloy materials.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
(2023)
