Janus Membranes: Exploring Duality for Advanced Separation

Biomimetic water-collecting materials inspired by nature

(2016) Hai Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Janus Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability for Fine Bubble Aeration

(2016) Hao-Cheng Yang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Selective, Spontaneous One-Way Oil-Transport Fabrics and Their Novel Use for Gauging Liquid Surface Tension

(2015) Hongxia Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Under-Water Superaerophobic Pine-Shaped Pt Nanoarray Electrode for Ultrahigh-Performance Hydrogen Evolution

(2015) Yingjie Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Superhydrophobic “Pump”: Continuous and Spontaneous Antigravity Water Delivery

(2015) Moyuan Cao et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

A Bioinspired Multifunctional Heterogeneous Membrane with Ultrahigh Ionic Rectification and Highly Efficient Selective Ionic Gating

(2015) Zhen Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Hydrophobic Light-to-Heat Conversion Membranes with Self-Healing Ability for Interfacial Solar Heating

(2015) Lianbin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multifunctional Porous Graphene for High-Efficiency Steam Generation by Heat Localization

(2015) Yoshikazu Ito et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Bioinspired, Reusable, Paper-Based System for High-Performance Large-Scale Evaporation

(2015) Yanming Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Rapid and Efficient Separation of Oil from Oil-in-Water Emulsions Using a Janus Cotton Fabric

(2015) Zijie Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Under-water unidirectional air penetration via a Janus mesh

(2015) Jingwei Chen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Dynameric asymmetric membranes for directional water transport

(2015) Yan Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Engineered Asymmetric Heterogeneous Membrane: A Concentration-Gradient-Driven Energy Harvesting Device

(2015) Zhen Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Cooperative Janus System for Enhancement of Fog Collection

(2015) Moyuan Cao et al.   Small

An experimental review on coupling of solar pond with membrane distillation

(2015) Khaled Nakoa et al.   SOLAR ENERGY

An ultrathin bilayer membrane with asymmetric wettability for pressure responsive oil/water emulsion separation

(2015) Liang Hu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Biocatalytic Janus membranes for CO2 removal utilizing carbonic anhydrase

(2015) Jingwei Hou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Dual-Layer Superamphiphobic/Superhydrophobic-Oleophilic Nanofibrous Membranes with Unidirectional Oil-Transport Ability and Strengthened Oil-Water Separation Performance

(2015) Hongxia Wang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Nanoarray based “superaerophobic” surfaces for gas evolution reaction electrodes

(2015) Zhiyi Lu et al.   Materials Horizons

Janus Polymer/Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Membranes for Oil/Water Separation

(2014) Jincui Gu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Droplet and Fluid Gating by Biomimetic Janus Membranes

(2014) Xuelin Tian et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ultrahigh Hydrogen Evolution Performance of Under-Water “Superaerophobic” MoS2Nanostructured Electrodes

(2014) Zhiyi Lu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Strictly Biphasic Soft and Hard Janus Structures: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

(2014) Xinchang Pang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetrically superhydrophobic cotton fabrics fabricated by mist polymerization of lauryl methacrylate

(2014) L. Wang et al.   CELLULOSE

Evaporation: Bio-Inspired Evaporation Through Plasmonic Film of Nanoparticles at the Air-Water Interface (Small 16/2014)

(2014) Zhenhui Wang et al.   Small

Solar steam generation by heat localization

(2014) Hadi Ghasemi et al.   Nature Communications

Composite free-standing films of polydopamine/polyethyleneimine grown at the air/water interface

(2014) Hao-Cheng Yang et al.   RSC Advances

Polymer brush functionalized Janus graphene oxide/chitosan hybrid membranes

(2014) Di Han et al.   RSC Advances

Nanofiber based triple layer hydro-philic/-phobic membrane - a solution for pore wetting in membrane distillation

(2014) J. A. Prince et al.   Scientific Reports

Mussel-inspired modification of a polymer membrane for ultra-high water permeability and oil-in-water emulsion separation

(2014) Hao-Cheng Yang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Bioinspired Conical Copper Wire with Gradient Wettability for Continuous and Efficient Fog Collection

(2013) Jie Ju et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomimetic Multifunctional Nanochannels Based on the Asymmetric Wettability of Heterogeneous Nanowire Membranes

(2013) Jingchao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Janus Particles: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Physical Properties, and Applications

(2013) Andreas Walther et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Integrated oil separation and water purification by a double-layer TiO2-based mesh

(2013) Changrui Gao et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Bioinspired Artificial Single Ion Pump

(2013) Huacheng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Asymmetric Free-Standing 2-D Photonic Crystal Films and Their Janus Particles

(2013) Jian-Tao Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Optimal Design of Permeable Fiber Network Structures for Fog Harvesting

(2013) Kyoo-Chul Park et al.   LANGMUIR

Colloidal ribbons and rings from Janus magnetic rods

(2013) Jing Yan et al.   Nature Communications

Superphobicity/philicity Janus Fabrics with Switchable, Spontaneous, Directional Transport Ability to Water and Oil Fluids

(2013) Hua Zhou et al.   Scientific Reports

Soft Janus Colloidal Crystal Film

(2012) Syuji Fujii et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Surface segregation of fluorinated modifying macromolecule for hydrophobic/hydrophilic membrane preparation and application in air gap and direct contact membrane distillation

(2012) M. Essalhi et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Theoretical Study of the Structure and Assembly of Janus Rods

(2012) Mukta Tripathy et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Water harvest via dewing

(2012) Anna Lee et al.   LANGMUIR

Cotton Fabrics with Single-Faced Superhydrophobicity

(2012) Yuyang Liu et al.   LANGMUIR

Anisotropic liquid penetration arising from a cross-sectional wettability gradient

(2012) Xuelin Tian et al.   Soft Matter

Unidirectional water-penetration composite fibrous film via electrospinning

(2012) Jing Wu et al.   Soft Matter

A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus

(2012) Jie Ju et al.   Nature Communications

Dumpling-Like Nanocomplexes of Foldable Janus Polymer Sheets and Spheres

(2012) Lei Gao et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Controlled Fabrication and Water Collection Ability of Bioinspired Artificial Spider Silks

(2011) Hao Bai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Novel Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hydrogel-Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation

(2011) Zhongxin Xue et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Inorganic Janus Nanosheets

(2011) Fuxin Liang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Anisotropic particles with patchy, multicompartment and Janus architectures: preparation and application

(2011) Jianzhong Du et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Water Transport and Purification in Nanochannels Controlled by Asymmetric Wettability

(2011) Qinwen Chen et al.   Small

Janus interface materials: superhydrophobic air/solid interface and superoleophobic water/solid interface inspired by a lotus leaf

(2011) Qunfeng Cheng et al.   Soft Matter

A pH-Gating Ionic Transport Nanodevice: Asymmetric Chemical Modification of Single Nanochannels

(2010) Xu Hou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Janus Particle Synthesis and Assembly

(2010) Shan Jiang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Janus Nanomembranes: A Generic Platform for Chemistry in Two Dimensions

(2010) Zhikun Zheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Directional water-transfer through fabrics induced by asymmetric wettability

(2010) Hongxia Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Polymeric Janus Particles

(2009) Frederik Wurm et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bioinspired Design of a Superoleophobic and Low Adhesive Water/Solid Interface

(2008) Mingjie Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Janus particles

(2008) Andreas Walther et al.   Soft Matter