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Research on the preparation and property of superhydrophobic surface with micro-nano ripple structure

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Superhydrophobic surfaces are widely used in various fields because of their excellent properties and are currently an important research hotspot. Here, we developed a simple method and successfully prepared a functional surface with superhydrophobic properties. The relationship between laser process parameters on the surface morphology and wettability properties of stainless steel mesh was systematically investigated, and the surface corrosion resistance, mechanical stability, and self-cleaning properties of superhydrophobic stainless steel mesh were explored. The results show that under laser ablation with optimal process parameters, the surface of the superhydrophobic SSM has a large number of laser-induced periodic micro-nano corrugated structures, which store a large amount of air in the structure to form a layer of air cushion, reducing the contact between the surface and the corrosion solution, improving the corrosion resistance of the SSM, and also showing excellent performance characteristics in terms of mechanical stability, time-sensitive, and self-cleaning performance.

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This research was supported by the Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Major Science and Technology Special Project Grant NO. ZG2019002, the Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Major Science and Technology Special Project Grant NO. ZG2020029, and the Wenzhou University Rui’an Graduate College of Science and Technology Project No YC202212024.

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The Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Major Science and Technology Special Project, NO. ZG2019002, Aixin Feng, the Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau Major Science and Technology Special Project, NO. ZG2020029, Xiaoming Pan, and the Wenzhou University Rui’an Graduate College of Science and Technology Project, YC202212024, yunhu zhu

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    Yunhu Zhu, Aixin Feng & Pu Zhao

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    Yunhu Zhu, Aixin Feng, Xiaoming Pan & Pu Zhao

  3. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Processing Robots/Key Laboratory of Laser Precision Processing & Detection, Wenzhou, 325035, China

    Yunhu Zhu & Aixin Feng

  4. Zhejiang Jinlong Automatic Control Equipment Co., Ltd, Wenzhou, 325299, China

    Jinhai Yu

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YZ contributed to writing of the original draft, conceptualization, methodology, visualization, and investigation. YZ contributed to software and data curation. XP contributed to software and data curation. JY contributed to software and data curation. PZ contributed to software and data curation. AF contributed to supervision and validation.

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Zhu, Y., Feng, A., Pan, X. et al. Research on the preparation and property of superhydrophobic surface with micro-nano ripple structure. Journal of Materials Research 38, 3136–3150 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-01038-1

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