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Recent advances in fluorine-free functionalized nanomaterials for low-wettability applications
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Henry Apsey,
Shirin Alexander
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, Volume: 78, Start page: 101922
Swansea University Authors:
Donald Hill , Shirin Alexander
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.cocis.2025.101922
Abstract
The reduction in wettability afforded by applying superhydrophobic coatings onto substrate materials imbues many useful properties. This review presents recent research advancements of superhydrophobic surfaces formed from functionalised nanoparticles in some of their most promising applications. Si...
| Published in: | Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science |
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| ISSN: | 1359-0294 1879-0399 |
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Elsevier BV
2025
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa69363 |
| Abstract: |
The reduction in wettability afforded by applying superhydrophobic coatings onto substrate materials imbues many useful properties. This review presents recent research advancements of superhydrophobic surfaces formed from functionalised nanoparticles in some of their most promising applications. Silica and metal oxide nanoparticles can be readily functionalised with commercially available hydrophobic compounds to lower their surface energy and can be easily applied to materials with complicated forms and topographies using methods such as spraying or dipping, thus making the coating process adaptable to many situations. Advances in these coatings for imbuing icephobicity, corrosion resistance, self-cleaning, oil-in-water separation, and anti-biofouling behaviour are presented in this short review. |
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| Keywords: |
Wettability; superhydrophobic; fluorine-free; nanoparticles; self-cleaning; anti-biofouling; anti-icing; oil-in-water separation; corrosion resistant |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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Financial support was provided by EPSRC DTP EP/R51312X/1 and Salts Healthcare. |
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101922 |