Tailoring micro/nano-materials with special wettability for biomedical devices

Wettability, as a fundamental property of interface materials, is becoming increasingly prominent in frontier research areas, such as water harvesting, microfluidics, biomedicine, sensors, decontamination, wearables, and micro-electromechanical systems. Taking advantage of biological paradigm inspir...

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Published inBiomedical Technology Vol. 2; pp. 15 - 30
Main Authors Miao, Shuangshuang, Cao, Xinyue, Lu, Minhui, Liu, Xiangdong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023
KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
Subjects
Biomedicine
Device
SLIPS
Superhydrophobic
Wettability
Wettability
Superhydrophobic
Biomedicine
Device
SLIPS
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Summary:Wettability, as a fundamental property of interface materials, is becoming increasingly prominent in frontier research areas, such as water harvesting, microfluidics, biomedicine, sensors, decontamination, wearables, and micro-electromechanical systems. Taking advantage of biological paradigm inspirations and manufacturing technology advancements, diverse wettability materials with precisely customized micro/nano-structures have been developed. As a result of these achievements, wettability materials have significant technical ramifications in sectors spanning from academics to industry, agriculture, and biomedical engineering. Practical applications of wettability-customized materials in medical device domains have drawn significant scientific interest in recent decades due to the increased emphasis on healthcare. In this review, recent advances of wettability-customized micro/nano-materials for biomedical devices are presented. After briefly introducing the natural wettable/non-wettable phenomena, the fabrication strategies and novel processing techniques are discussed. The study emphasizes the application progress of biomedical devices with customized wettability. The future challenges and opportunities of wettability-customized micro/nano-materials are also provided.
ISSN:2949-723X
2949-723X
DOI:10.1016/j.bmt.2022.11.005