Improved Interfacial Floatability of Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Janus Sheet Inspired by Lotus Leaf

Yuyan Zhao; Cunming Yu; Hao Lan; Moyuan Cao; Lei Jiang

doi:10.1002/adfm.201701466

journal article May 15, 2017

Improved Interfacial Floatability of Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Janus Sheet Inspired by Lotus Leaf

Yuyan Zhao

Cunming Yu

Hao Lan Moyuan Cao

Lei Jiang

Advanced Functional Materials Vol. 27 No. 27 · Wiley

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Abstract

Interfacial materials exhibiting superwettability have emerged as important tools for solving the real‐world issues, such as oil‐spill cleanup, fog harvesting, etc. The Janus superwettability of lotus leaf inspires the design of asymmetric interface materials using the superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic binary cooperative strategy. Here, the presented Janus copper sheet, composed of a superhydrophobic upper surface and a superhydrophilic lower surface, is able to be steadily fixed at the air/water interfaces, showing improved interfacial floatability. Compared with the floatable superhydrophobic substrate, the Janus sheet not only floats on but also attaches to the air–water interface. Similar results on Janus sheet are discovered at other multiphase interfaces such as hexane/water and water/CCl4 interfaces. In accordance with the improved stability and antirotation property, the microboat constructed by a Janus sheet shows the reliable navigating ability even under turbulent water flow. This contribution should unlock more functions of Janus interface materials, and extend the application scope of the binary cooperative materials system with superwettability.

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Published: May 15, 2017
Vol/Issue: 27(27)
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Authors

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Yuyan Zhao

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China; School of Chemistry and Environment Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China

C

Cunming Yu

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China; School of Chemistry and Environment Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China

H

Hao Lan

School of Chemistry and Environment Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China

M

Moyuan Cao

School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P. R. China

L

Lei Jiang

School of Chemistry and Environment Beihang University Beijing 100191 P. R. China; Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Key Laboratory of Bio‐inspired Materials and Interfacial Science Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China Award: 21421061

Cite This Article

Yuyan Zhao, Cunming Yu, Hao Lan, et al. (2017). Improved Interfacial Floatability of Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Janus Sheet Inspired by Lotus Leaf. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(27). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201701466

Improved Interfacial Floatability of Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Janus Sheet Inspired by Lotus Leaf

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