Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (11): 1133-1144.DOI: 10.15541/jim20180591

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Bioinspired Superhydrophobic Materials: Progress and Functional Application

TONG Wei,XIONG Dang-Sheng()   

  1. School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • Received:2018-12-17 Revised:2019-03-25 Published:2019-11-20 Online:2019-05-29
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(51575278);Advanced Composite Materials Key Laboratory Fund(614290402091702)

Abstract:

Inspired by the lotus leaves in nature against contaminants in the muddy environment, superhydrophobic phenomena has attracted tremendous attentions among the research communities, and triggered the researchers to fabricate an artificial superhydrophobic surface for real-time applications. In this paper, the development of bioinspired materials is combed in accordance with time evolution. Besides, the advantages/disadvantages of numerous preparations in superhydrophobic coating are discussed through the recent researches. In addition, the recent advances of superhydrophobic applications are summarized, such as self-cleaning behavior, anti-icing properties, anti-corrosion performance and oil/water separation. Particularly, this review introduces the mechanism and implementation of anti-icing properties by superhydrophobic coating. As for superhydrophobic coating, current challenges are pointed out and its future development for applications is prospected. Overall, this review provides a reference for research and development of superhydrophobic coatings.

Key words: bioinspired materials, superhydrophobic coating, self-cleaning, anti-icing, anti-corrosion, oil/water separation, review

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