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Superhydrophobic Surfaces: Beyond Lotus Effect

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The term of lotus effect represents the superhydrophobic property of lotus leaves. The super water repellency endows self-cleaning function to lotus leaves, on which dirt particles are easily removed by raindrops. This phenomenon generates increasing interest for both fundamental research and practical applications. Integrated with up-to-date science and technology, superhydrophobic surfaces have been widely applied in industrial innovation and microengineering. In this review, after a brief overview on basic characterization of the superhydrophobic surface, the principle of its fabrication method and varied preparing technologies are introduced. Then, beyond the lotus effect, we will discuss the techniques applied on the modification of wetting behavior on superhydrophobic surface as well as multifunctional superhydrophobic surfaces derived from conventional ones.

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