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Bioinspired Super‐Wettability from Fundamental Research to Practical Applications
Author(s) -
Wen Liping,
Tian Ye,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201409911
Subject(s) - wetting , nanotechnology , scale (ratio) , materials science , computer science , biochemical engineering , engineering , physics , composite material , quantum mechanics
Engineered wettability is a traditional, yet key issue in surface science and attracts tremendous interest in solving large‐scale practical problems. Recently, different super‐wettability systems have been discovered in both nature and experiments. In this Review we present three types of super‐wettability, including the three‐dimensional, two‐dimensional, and one‐dimensional material surfaces. By combining different super‐wettabilities, novel interfacial functional systems could be generated and integrated into devices for use in tackling current and the future problems including resources, energy, environment, and health.