TY - JOUR
T1 - Special wettability for sensing
T2 - Drawing inspiration from nature
AU - Vineeth, P.
AU - Peethan, Alina
AU - George, Sajan D.
N1 - Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, FIST program of the Government of India (SR/FST/PSI-174/2012), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (IDP/BDTD/20/2019) and Science and Engineering Research Board (CRG/2020/002096).
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PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - Nature-inspired fabrication of surfaces with special wettability behaviour is increasingly finding applications in our daily life. Thanks to advances in manufacturing technology at the micro and nanoscale, biological paradigm-inspired physio-chemically tailored surfaces are now used in energy harvesting, biomedical-related sciences, agriculture, and sensing technology. In this review, the research progress in the fabrication of three different classes of nature-inspired surfaces with special wettability, superhydrophobic, liquid-infused slippery surfaces, and wettability contrast surfaces, and the usage of these surfaces in sensing platforms are discussed. After briefly introducing the underlying mechanisms, the progress in the fabrication strategies of surfaces with this kind of special wettability surface is described. An emphasis is put on the application progress of these surfaces in sensing applications. The prospects for the future trend of wettability materials are also presented.
AB - Nature-inspired fabrication of surfaces with special wettability behaviour is increasingly finding applications in our daily life. Thanks to advances in manufacturing technology at the micro and nanoscale, biological paradigm-inspired physio-chemically tailored surfaces are now used in energy harvesting, biomedical-related sciences, agriculture, and sensing technology. In this review, the research progress in the fabrication of three different classes of nature-inspired surfaces with special wettability, superhydrophobic, liquid-infused slippery surfaces, and wettability contrast surfaces, and the usage of these surfaces in sensing platforms are discussed. After briefly introducing the underlying mechanisms, the progress in the fabrication strategies of surfaces with this kind of special wettability surface is described. An emphasis is put on the application progress of these surfaces in sensing applications. The prospects for the future trend of wettability materials are also presented.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cej.2023.141615
DO - 10.1016/j.cej.2023.141615
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85149114523
SN - 1385-8947
VL - 459
JO - Chemical Engineering Journal
JF - Chemical Engineering Journal
M1 - 141615
ER -