Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability.
Biomimetic research indicates that many phenomena regarding wettability in nature, such as the self-cleaning effect on a lotus leaf and cicada wing, the anisotropic dewetting behavior on a rice leaf, and striking superhydrophobic force provided by a water strider's leg, are all related to the unique micro- and nanostructures on the surfaces. It gives us much inspiration to realize special wettability on functional surfaces through the cooperation between the chemical composition and the surface micro- and nanostructures, which may bring great advantages in a wide variety of applications in daily life, industry, and agriculture. This Account reviews recent progress in these aspects.
Sun
Taolei
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Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences [corrected] Beijing 100080, People's Republic of China.
Feng
Lin
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Gao
Xuefeng
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Jiang
Lei
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D000818:Animals; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D000070116:Lotus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013499:Surface Properties; D017155:Wettability; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure