Recent advances in designing superhydrophobic surfaces

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 402; pp. 1 - 18
• Main Authors: Celia, Elena, Darmanin, Thierry, Taffin de Givenchy, Elisabeth, Amigoni, Sonia, Guittard, Frédéric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 15.07.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bioinspiration; Biomimetism; Chemical Sciences; Chemistry; Colloids; energy; Exact sciences and technology; Foundations; General and physical chemistry; hydrophobicity; Industrial applications; leaves; Material chemistry; Nanocomposites; Nanomaterials; Nanostructure; researchers; Scientists; Solid-liquid interface; Superhydrophobic; Surface energy; Surface physical chemistry; Surfaces; thirst; Wetting; Surfaces; Bioinspiration; Superhydrophobic; Wetting; Biomimetism; Bioinspired material; Surface properties; Hydrophobicity; Biomimetic material
• ISSN: 0021-9797; 1095-7103
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2013.03.041

[Display omitted] •Review of superhydrophobic surfaces.•Recent advances on the wetting theories.•Recent advances in natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces. The interest in superhydrophobic surfaces has grown exponentially over recent decades. Since the lotus leaf dual hierarchical structure was discovered, researchers have investigated the foundations of self-cleaning behavior. Generally, surface micro/nanostructuring combined with low surface energy of materials leads to extreme anti-wetting properties. The great number of papers on this subject attests the efforts of scientists in mimicking nature to generate superhydrophobicity. Besides the thirst for knowledge, scientists have been driven by the many possible industrial applications of superhydrophobic materials in several fields. Many methods and techniques have been developed to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces, and the aim of this paper is to review the recent progresses in preparing manmade superhydrophobic surfaces.