Nano Self-Cleaning Coatings
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 3197
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fabrication and characterization of metamaterials; functional properties of nanostructured surfaces; surface wetting phenomena; micro and nanofabrication techniques of polymers, Si and glass; microfluidics; electrophysiology; electrochemical biosensors
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Dear Colleagues,
Controlling the repellent properties of surface coatings is important in many aspects of engineering solutions for healthcare, water-oil separation, energy conversion, and corrosion protection, just to mention a few key applications. In recent years, coatings with composites comprised of silica nanoparticles and metal oxides in particular have generated considerable interest for various applications. Especially the photocatalytic properties of many metal oxides have spawned considerable interest. For surface engineering, both bottom-up approaches (comprising coatings by nanoparticle suspensions) and top-down approaches (comprising advanced nanofabrication techniques with subsequent coatings to define surface chemistries) were proposed to engineer surface texture and surface chemistry.
As scientists, we can contribute by providing a deeper understanding of the fundamental self-cleaning phenomena and demonstrate the solutions. For inspiration, we can look at the solutions such as the lotus effect already developed by nature through millions of years of evolution. Many of those biomimetic designs comprise hierarchical surface textures on the both micro- and nano-scale.
We invite you to submit your contribution to this field of applied science in the form of a scientific paper.
Prof. Dr. Rafael Taboryski
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrophobic
- oleophobic
- repellent
- lotus effect
- contact angle
- silica nanoparticles
- water-oil separation
- metal oxides
- corrosion resistance
- photo-catalysis
