Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Sept. 30, 2024
Abstract
3D
superwetting
materials
struggle
to
maintain
high‐flux
steady‐state
demulsification
for
oil‐in‐water
emulsions
because
the
accumulated
oil
within
material
is
difficult
discharge
rapidly.
The
water
flow
shear
force
can
swiftly
remove
from
anti‐fouling
surface.
In
this
study,
by
introducing
nanofibers
and
carbon
nanotubes
chemical
modification,
a
superhydrophilic‐oleophobic
copper
foam
with
pores
of
several
micrometers
prepared,
which
achieve
continuous
process
flux
over
57000
L
m
−2
h
−1
rapid
hydraulic‐driven
release
under
an
additional
pressure
5
kPa.
Thanks
ultra‐small
foam,
efficiency
be
still
maintained
at
97.5%.
During
process,
accumulation
surfactants
low
levels,
achieving
dynamic
equilibrium.
With
aid
second‐stage
superhydrophilic
mesh,
demulsified
oil‐water
mixtures
rapidly
separated.
This
high‐flux,
steady‐state,
efficient
shows
great
potential
industrial
applications.
Nano Letters,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 6, 2025
Droplets
manipulation
has
attracted
increasing
attention
for
its
increasingly
widespread
applications.
However,
current
droplet
usually
needs
complex
preparation
methods.
Here,
inspired
by
lotus
leaves,
rive
and
desert
beetles,
triple
biomimetic
surfaces
are
prepared
through
laser
heating.
The
mastoid
structures
contribute
to
the
construction
of
superwettability.
Within
effective
cycles,
patterned
scanning
processing
helps
achieve
various
interlaced
wettability.
groove
structure
compensates
decrease
in
ability
caused
attenuation
Meanwhile,
endows
regions
with
good
durability.
wettability
together
constitute
anisotropic
suface
patterns.
Macroscopic
microscopic
been
successfully
achieved,
demonstrating
This
work
not
only
provides
a
titanium
surface
properties
but
also
new
insights
manipulations
on
metal
surfaces.
