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Applications of Green Nanomaterials as Surfaces and Coatings
Green nanomaterials are those nanomaterials that have been prepared by using either natural ingredients or the processes which minimize the emission...
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Effect of firing temperature on self-cleaning and photocatalytic performance of clay-based bricks under visible light irradiation
In this study, the self-cleaning and photocatalytic properties of clay bricks fired under various temperatures under visible light were addressed....
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Facile synthesis of fluorine-free, hydrophobic, and highly transparent coatings for self-cleaning applications
Non-fluorinated coatings have recently emerged as a new approach to avoid contamination on transparent surfaces. This research work concerns the...
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Investigating Laser Surface Texturing on SS 304 for Self-cleaning Applications
Laser surface texturing is one of the promising technologies for generating super-hydrophobic surfaces. On these surfaces, water droplets roll off by...
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Electrodeposition of ZnO Nanorods with Synergistic Photocatalytic and Self-Cleaning Effects
The problem of water pollution has become an urgent global issue. As one approach for addressing this problem, in this work, rod-like ZnO...
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Towards transparent and durable copper-containing antimicrobial surfaces
Metallic copper is a potent antimicrobial agent with high efficacy against a range of microorganisms. Whilst it is commonplace for objects such as...
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Control in Corrosive Behaviour of Stainless Steel (SS304) Surfaces by Enabling it as Superhydrophobic Using One-Dimensional Micro-groove Textured Surfaces
Understanding the socio-economic complications by the corrosion of modern engineering structures, mainly stainless steel, i.e., SS304 can be solved...
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Self-cleaning material based on superhydrophobic coatings through an environmentally friendly sol–gel method
Recently, there has been increasing interest in develo** artificial superhydrophobic surfaces, especially in the field of self-cleaning...
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Fluorine-free, corrosion-resistant aluminum surfaces with nickel hydroxide and stearic acid superhydrophobic coatings
This work presented a novel method for fabricating corrosion-resistant and fluorine-free superhydrophobic Al 2 O 3 /nickel hydroxide (NiO x H y )/stearic...
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The preparation of superhydrophobic photocatalytic fluorosilicone/SiO2–TiO2 coating and its self-cleaning performance
In this study, superhydrophobic photocatalytic fluorosilicone/SiO 2 –TiO 2 (FSi/SiO 2 –TiO 2 ) coatings were prepared. Evolutions of wettability and...
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Photochromic and hydrophilic self-cleaning nature of MoO3 thin films
MoO 3 thin films were synthesized by thermal evaporation method with thicknesses of 300, 400, and 500 nm on FTO substrate. The reversible photochromic...
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Approaches for Sensor Surfaces Modification
Nanosensors are nanoscale devices that measure physical quantities and turn them into detectable and processed signals. Generally, these nanosensors...
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Approaches for Sensor Surfaces Modification
Nanosensors are nanoscale devices that measure physical quantities and turn them into detectable and processed signals. Generally, these nanosensors...
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Fabricating superhydrophobic surfaces via coating amine-containing fluorinated emulsion and Michael addition reaction
In this work, highly fluorinated acrylate emulsions with reliable stability emulsified by protonated octadecylamine were successfully synthesized....
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Freezing-assisted preparation of self-cleaning, high-flux photocatalytic nanocomposite membranes for enhanced degradation of antibiotic activity
The weak light absorption capacity and the embedding of active sites are the main factors that affect the photodegradation performance of blending...
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A new environmentally friendly approach to prepare superhydrophobic colored stainless steel surface for decoration, anti-corrosion and self-cleaning
Application of colored stainless steel has stimulated impressive concern following present development in decoration industry since its reusability,...
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Preparation of durable, self-cleaning and photocatalytic superhydrophobic Ni3S2 coating on 304 stainless steel surface against contaminations
Artificial superhydrophobic coatings with various properties have been developed by regulating surface chemical compositions and rough...
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I-GLAD: a new strategy for fabricating antibacterial surfaces
The paper uses inverted glancing angle deposition (I-GLAD) for creating antibacterial surfaces. Antibacterial surfaces are found in nature, such as...
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Immobilization of graphitic carbon nitride on wood surface via chemical crosslinking method for UV resistance and self-cleaning
To protect the wood surface from UV aging and give it new functions, in this research, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) was firmly immobilized on...
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Liquid-like polymer lubricating surfaces: Mechanism and applications
Liquid-like polymer lubricating surfaces (LPLSs) are solid substrates with highly flexible polymer chains grafted via covalent bonds. This unique...
