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Liu Y, He X, Yuan C, Cao P, Bai X. Antifouling applications and fabrications of biomimetic micro-structured surfaces: A review. J Adv Res 2024; 59:201-221. [PMID: 37659687 PMCID: PMC11081966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the inception of the term "Biomimetics" in 1991, the concept of utilizing natural solutions or deriving inspiration from nature to address contemporary engineering challenges has gained significant attention within the scientific community. Organisms, in order to thrive in harsh environments, have evolved a wide range of micro/nanostructured surfaces, which serve as a rich source of inspiration for the development of artificial micro/nano-structured surfaces. These natural adaptations provide valuable insights and novel pathways for fabricating such surfaces. AIM To conclude recent advances in micro/nano-structured surfaces from four aspects: biomimetic micro-structured surfaces of plants and animals, properties and applications of biomimetic surfaces, methods of preparations, and their limitation. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS Artificial micro/nano-structured surfaces inspired by animals and plants are classified and demonstrated according to their living environment. The performances, principles and preparation techniques of natural superhydrophobic surfaces, slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), anisotropic surfaces, etc. are described in detail. Moreover, the pros and cons of each preparation measures are compared and the challenges developing large-scale, cost-effective surface microstructure preparation processes are pointed out. In the end, the development trends of artificial micro/nano-structured surface are forecasted.
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- Yuhan Liu
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China; School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
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- School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
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- School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China.
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- School of Transportation and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China; State Key Laboratory of Maritime Technology and Safety, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China.
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Roman HE, Cesura F, Maryam R, Levchenko I, Alexander K, Riccardi C. The fractal geometry of polymeric materials surfaces: surface area and fractal length scales. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:3082-3096. [PMID: 38315084 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm01497e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Using three common polymeric materials (polypropylene (PP), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polycaprolactone (PCL)), a standard oxygen-plasma treatment and atomic force microscopy (AFM), we performed a scaling analysis of the modified surfaces yielding effective Hurst exponents (H ≃ 0.77 ± 0.02 (PP), ≃0.75 ± 0.02 (PTFE), and ≃0.83 ± 0.02 (PCL)), for the one-dimensional profiles, corresponding to the transversal sections of the surface, by averaging over all possible profiles. The surface fractal dimensions are given by ds = 3 - H, corresponding to ds ≃ 2.23, 2.25, and 2.17, respectively. We present a simple method to obtain the surface area from the AFM images stored in a matrix of 512 × 512 pixels. We show that the considerable increase found in the surface areas of the treated samples w.r.t. to the non-treated ones (43% for PP, 85% for PTFE, and 25% for PCL, with errors of about 2.5% on samples of 2 µm × 2 µm) is consistent with the observed increase in the length scales of the fractal regime to determine H, typically by a factor of about 2, extending from a few to hundreds of nanometres. We stipulate that the intrinsic roughness already present in the original non-treated material surfaces may serve as 'fractal' seeds undergoing significant height fluctuations during plasma treatment, suggesting a pathway for the future development of advanced material interfaces with large surface areas at the nanoscale.
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- H Eduardo Roman
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Scienza dei Materiali, Università di Milano-Bicocca, R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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- Plasma Sources and Application Centre, Space Propulsion Centre Singapore, 637616 NIE, Singapore.
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- Electronics Materials Lab, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, QLD 4811 Townsville, Australia
- School of Engineering, The Australian National University, ACT 2601 Canberra, Australia.
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 3, 20126 Milano, Italy.
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Rasitha TP, Krishna NG, Anandkumar B, Vanithakumari SC, Philip J. A comprehensive review on anticorrosive/antifouling superhydrophobic coatings: Fabrication, assessment, applications, challenges and future perspectives. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 324:103090. [PMID: 38290251 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Superhydrophobicity (SHP) is an incredible phenomenon of extreme water repellency of surfaces ubiquitous in nature (E.g. lotus leaves, butterfly wings, taro leaves, mosquito eyes, water-strider legs, etc). Historically, surface exhibiting water contact angle (WCA) > 150° and contact angle hysteresis <10° is considered as SHP. The SHP surfaces garnered considerable attention in recent years due to their applications in anti-corrosion, anti-fouling, self-cleaning, oil-water separation, viscous drag reduction, anti-icing, etc. As corrosion and marine biofouling are global problems, there has been focused efforts in combating these issues using innovative environmentally friendly coatings designs taking cues from natural SHP surfaces. Over the last two decades, though significant progress has been made on the fabrication of various SHP surfaces, the practical adaptation of these surfaces for various applications is hampered, mainly because of the high cost, non-scalability, lack of simplicity, non-adaptability for a wide range of substrates, poor mechanical robustness and chemical inertness. Despite the extensive research, the exact mechanism of corrosion/anti-fouling of such coatings also remains elusive. The current focus of research in recent years has been on the development of facile, eco-friendly, cost-effective, mechanically robust chemically inert, and scalable methods to prepare durable SHP coating on a variety of surfaces. Although there are some general reviews on SHP surfaces, there is no comprehensive review focusing on SHP on metallic and alloy surfaces with corrosion-resistant and antifouling properties. This review is aimed at filling this gap. This review provides a pedagogical description with the necessary background, key concepts, genesis, classical models of superhydrophobicity, rational design of SHP, coatings characterization, testing approaches, mechanisms, and novel fabrication approaches currently being explored for anticorrosion and antifouling, both from a fundamental and practical perspective. The review also provides a summary of important experimental studies with key findings, and detailed descriptions of the evaluation of surface morphologies, chemical properties, mechanical, chemical, corrosion, and antifouling properties. The recent developments in the fabrication of SHP -Cr-Mo steel, Ti, and Al are presented, along with the latest understanding of the mechanism of anticorrosion and antifouling properties of the coating also discussed. In addition, different promising applications of SHP surfaces in diverse disciplines are discussed. The last part of the review highlights the challenges and future directions. The review is an ideal material for researchers practicing in the field of coatings and also serves as an excellent reference for freshers who intend to begin research on this topic.
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- T P Rasitha
- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kalpakkam 603102, India
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- Corrosion Science and Technology Division, Materials Characterization Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Kalpakkam 603102, India.
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Zhang R, Liu J, Xing X, Cui G, Li Z, Bi Z. One-step electrodeposition and fractal analysis of a novel Ni-graphene superhydrophobic coating. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Investigation on the differences of surface cleaning properties of series of superhydrophobic aluminum alloys. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li P, Wang J, Huang J, Xiang J. The Transitional Wettability on Bamboo-Leaf-like Hierarchical-Structured Si Surface Fabricated by Microgrinding. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2888. [PMID: 36014751 PMCID: PMC9412647 DOI: 10.3390/nano12162888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Stabilizing the hydrophobic wetting state on a surface is essential in heat transfer and microfluidics. However, most hydrophobic surfaces of Si are primarily achieved through microtexturing with subsequent coating or modification of low surface energy materials. The coatings make the hydrophobic surface unstable and impractical in many industrial applications. In this work, the Si chips’ wettability transitions are yielded from the original hydrophilic state to a stable transitional hydrophobic state by texturing bamboo-leaf-like hierarchical structures (BLHSs) through a diamond grinding wheel with one-step forming. Experiments showed that the contact angles (CAs) on the BLHS surfaces increased to 97° and only reduced by 2% after droplet impacts. This is unmatched by the current texturing surface without modification. Moreover, the droplets can be split up and transferred by the BLHS surfaces with their 100% mass. When the BLHS surfaces are modified by the low surface energy materials’ coating, the hydrophobic BLHS surfaces are upgraded to be superhydrophobic (CA > 135°). More interestingly, the droplet can be completely self-sucked into a hollow micro-tube within 0.1 s without applying external forces. A new wetting model for BLHS surfaces based on the fractal theory is determined by comparing simulated values with the measured static contact angle of the droplets. The successful preparation of the bamboo-leaf-like Si confirmed that transitional wettability surfaces could be achieved by the micromachining of grinding on the hard and brittle materials. Additionally, this may expand the application potential of the key semiconductor material of Si.
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- School of Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Investigation of the Wettability Properties of Different Textured Lead/Lead-Free Bronze Coatings. LUBRICANTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/lubricants10050082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hydraulic components are often subjected to sliding contacts under starved or mixed lubrication. The condition of starved lubrication occurs during the start-up phase of the hydraulic machines or at low working temperature, causing friction and wear of components such as the cylinder block or the valve plate. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the hydrophobicity and oleophilic behavior of lead/lead-free bronze coatings under different texture conditions obtained by varying the diameter and the density of the dimples. The wettability tests were performed using sessile drop tests with oil and water liquids. The dimple parameters were analyzed using confocal microscopy, while the XRF analyses were performed to evaluate the composition of the bronze coatings. Based on the wettability measurements using oil and water, it was possible to assess that the porous surface acted as oil reservoirs that could prolong the life of lubricating oil layer, and may have resulted in a superior wear resistance. Furthermore, a relevant hydrophobicity was highlighted, suggesting that the surface texturing promoted the water-repellent barrier action on the surface. The experimental results showed that the discrepancy in surface properties in oil and water was raised when using the lead bronze coating. These coupled oleophilic and hydrophobic behaviors could play a beneficial role in sustaining the durability of a lubricating oil layer under a condition of continuous water-droplet impact.
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Tong Q, Fan Z, Wang B, Liu Q, Bo Y, Qian L. Preparation and Application of Superhydrophobic Copper Mesh by Chemical Etching and In-situ Growth. Front Chem 2021; 9:737550. [PMID: 34888292 PMCID: PMC8650623 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.737550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oily sewage and floating oil in the ocean post a huge threat to the ecological environment, therefore, developing an efficient separation for oil/water mixtures is an urgent need. Currently, superhydrophobic materials exhibit excellent oil/water separation ability. In this study, a superhydrophobic copper mesh prepared by the chemical etching method and the in-situ growth method and the performance evaluation are introduced. The oxide layer on the surface of the copper mesh is first removed by pickling, and then immersed in FeCl3 solution for chemical etching to make the surface rough, stearic acid (SA) is used for in-situ growth to reduce the surface energy, a superhydrophobic oil-water separation copper mesh is obtained. The water contact angle (WCA) of the copper mesh is more than 160°. The copper mesh is chemically stable and can effectively adsorb floating oil and separate the oil-water mixture. After several oil-water separation experiments, the oil-water separation efficiency can still be above 98%. The effects of the concentration of FeCl3 and SA on the contact angle and oil-water separation efficiency are investigated, the results show that when the concentration of FeCl3 is 2% and SA is 1.5%, the WCA and oil-water separation efficiency are the largest. The research used a simple and environmentally friendly method to prepare the oil-water separation copper mesh, which has important application significance for water quality restoration.
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- Qilei Tong
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, China
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- Qinhuangdao Campus, Northeast Petroleum University, Qinhuangdao, China
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- CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited, Tianjin, China
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Small-Angle Scattering from Fractional Brownian Surfaces. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13112042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recent developments in nanotechnology have allowed the fabrication of a new generation of advanced materials with various fractal-like geometries. Fractional Brownian surfaces (fBs) are often used as models to simulate and characterize these complex geometries, such as the surface of particles in dilute particulate systems (e.g., colloids) or the interfaces in non-particulate two-phase systems (e.g., semicrystalline polymers with crystalline and amorphous phases). However, for such systems, a realistic simulation involves parameters averaged over a macroscopic volume. Here, a method based on small-angle scattering technique is proposed to extract the main structural parameters of surfaces/interfaces from experimental data. It involves the analysis of scattering intensities and the corresponding pair distance distribution functions. This allows the extraction of information with respect to the overall size, fractal dimension, Hurst and spectral exponents. The method is applied to several classes of fBs, and it is shown that the obtained numerical values of the structural parameters are in very good agreement with theoretical ones.
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Zeng Q, Zhou H, Huang J, Guo Z. Review on the recent development of durable superhydrophobic materials for practical applications. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11734-11764. [PMID: 34231625 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr01936h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces show great potential in oil-water separation, anti-icing and self-cleaning. However, due to the instability caused by its fragile structure and non-durable superhydrophobicity, it is difficult to apply them in the actual field. Here, by introducing surface wettability and analysing the mechanism of superhydrophobic failure, it is concluded that the reason for the failure of the superhydrophobic surface comes from the transition of the surface energy and the hysteresis of the contact angle (CA). On the basis of this analysis, it is concluded that the principle of designing a durable superhydrophobic surface is to satisfy one of the following three points: improving the binding force between molecules, introducing durable materials and improving chemical durability. On this basis, a variety of preparation methods are proposed, such as assembly method and spray/dip coating method, and the design and preparation of a self-healing surface inspired by nature will also be included in the introduction. Last but not least, the preparation and application of a durable super-hydrophobic surface in oil-water separation, anti-icing and self-cleaning are also introduced in detail. This review reveals the conclusions and prospects of durable superhydrophobic surfaces, and aims to inspire more researchers to invest in this research.
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- Qinghong Zeng
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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