Water-only hydrothermal method: a generalized route for environmentally-benign and cost-effective construction of superhydrophilic surfaces with biomimetic micronanostructures on metals and alloys.
The present work demonstrates a generalized strategy using water-only hydrothermal oxidation to construct complex biomimetic micronanostructures on a series of metals and alloys, resulting in superhydrophilic surfaces. This general approach is environmentally-benign and cost-effective, which offers a unique clue for the rational fabrication of micronanoscale architectures and superhydrophilic surfaces.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, PR China. JLLei@cqu.edu.cn.
Lingjie
L
Li
Yuezhong
Y
Zhang
Jinglei
J
Lei
Jianxin
J
He
Rong
R
Lv
Nianbing
N
Li
Fusheng
F
Pan
D000497:Alloys / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology / Q000379:methods*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D008670:Metals / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D013814:Thermal Conductivity; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D000497:Alloys; D008670:Metals; D014867:Water