Water harvesting method via a hybrid superwettable coating with superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic nanoparticles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.09.210
Abstract: Abstract Water collection gains increasing attention for harvesting atmospheric water in semi-arid deserts and inland areas. A new biomimetic method, inspired by the fog harvesting ability of hydrophobic-hydrophilic surfaces of Namib desert beetles, is presented… read more here.
Keywords: water; superhydrophilic nanoparticles; water collection; superhydrophobic superhydrophilic ... See more keywords
PTFE/rGO Aerogels with Both Superhydrophobic and Superhydrophilic Properties for Electroreduction of Molecular Oxygen
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c01094
Abstract: Aerogels based on polytetrafluoroethylene (60 and 50 mass %) and graphene oxide were obtained. After hydrazine reduction and annealing in an inert atmosphere, the aerogels became superhydrophobic w... read more here.
Keywords: superhydrophobic superhydrophilic; properties electroreduction; rgo aerogels; superhydrophilic properties ... See more keywords
Facile fabrication and mechanistic understanding of a transparent reversible superhydrophobic – superhydrophilic surface
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37016-5
Abstract: We report a simple, inexpensive and rapid method for fabrication of a stable and transparent superhydrophobic (TSHB) surface and its reversible transition to a transparent superhydrophilic (TSHL) surface. We provide a mechanistic understanding of the… read more here.
Keywords: transition; surface; fabrication; superhydrophobic superhydrophilic ... See more keywords
Plasma modification of carbon nanowalls induces transition from superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac153f
Abstract: Graphene-based materials play an essential role in a wide range of modern technologies due to their surface properties such as adsorption capacity and controllable wettability, which depend on the production methods. For practical applications, it… read more here.
Keywords: surface; superhydrophobic superhydrophilic; transition superhydrophobic; carbon nanowalls ... See more keywords