Issue 34, 2021

Superhydrophobic, superamphiphobic and SLIPS materials as anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling barriers

Abstract

Nature-inspired interfacial materials with special wettability have received considerable attention owing to their superior properties and promising multifunctional applications. Owing to the unique interfacial phase contacts and liquid–repellent property, the interfacial materials with special wettability provide a great potential for corrosion inhibition and biofouling suppression. Thus, this brief review and perspective study provides an overview about the characteristics, fabrication and recent advances of three types of interfacial materials with special wettability, namely superhydrophobic, superamphiphobic and slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) toward anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling applications. The bottlenecks and future research priorities of the functional interfacial materials with special wettability were pointed out to accelerate the comprehensive understanding and the development of this research field.

Graphical abstract: Superhydrophobic, superamphiphobic and SLIPS materials as anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling barriers

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
29 Jun 2021
Accepted
16 Jul 2021
First published
17 Jul 2021

New J. Chem., 2021,45, 15170-15179

Superhydrophobic, superamphiphobic and SLIPS materials as anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling barriers

B. Zhang and W. Xu, New J. Chem., 2021, 45, 15170 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ03158A

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