Biomimetic Fabrication of Janus Fabric with Asymmetric Wettability for Water Purification and Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Patterned Surfaces for Fog Harvesting
Ruofei Zhu, Mingming Liu, Yuanyuan Hou, Liping Zhang, Min Li, Dong Wang, Dan Wang, Shaohai Fu
Abstract
. Therefore, this simple strategy to achieve controllable gradient wettability by adjusting the surface structure and chemical composition of the fabric shows great potential in the filtration of purification of oily sewage and the efficient condensed collection of water.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceWettingChemical engineeringContact anglePolymerPolymerizationBiofoulingJanusAbrasion (mechanical)HydrophobeNanotechnologyComposite materialMembraneChemistryEngineeringBiochemistrySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsMembrane Separation Technologies