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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
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Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructures with Anti-Reflection and Superhydrophobicity on the Silicon Surface Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser

Micromachines
In this paper, hierarchical micro/nano structures composed of periodic microstructures, laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS), and nanoparticles were fabricated by femtosecond laser processing (LP).
Junyu Duan, Gui Long, Xu Xu, Weiming Liu, Chuankun Li, Liang Chen, Jianguo Zhang, Junfeng Xiao   +7 more
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Bioinspired Soot‐Deposited Janus Fabrics for Sustainable Solar Steam Generation with Salt‐Rejection

Global Challenges, 2019
Inspired by lotus leaves, self‐floating Janus cotton fabric is successfully fabricated for solar steam generation with salt‐rejecting property. The layer‐selective soot‐deposited fabrics not only act as a solar absorber but also provide the required ...
Shouwei Gao, Xiuli Dong, Jianying Huang, Jianing Dong, Francesco Di Maggio, Shanchi Wang, Fang Guo, Tianxue Zhu, Zhong Chen, Yuekun Lai   +9 more
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Superhydrophobicity of Auxetic Metamaterials

, 2023
Superhydrophobic materials are often inspired by nature, whereas metamaterials are engineered to have properties not usually found in naturally occurring materials. In both cases, the key that unlocks their unique properties is structure.
Semprebon, Ciro, Mandhani, Shruti, Alderson, Andrew, Meyari, Mahya, Armstrong, Steven, Evans, Kenneth E., McHale, Glen, Wells, Gary G., Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo, Carter, Emma   +9 more
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Flexible Sensors for Robotics Tactile Perception: A Review

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible tactile sensing for robotics is reviewed through four interconnected dimensions. Physical mechanisms include piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, triboelectric, iontronic, and optical sensing. Structural design includes bioinspired, defect‐based, and MEMS‐based tactile systems.
Yu Song, Ying Chen, Yihao Chen, Xue Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Machine Learning-Assisted Optimization of Femtosecond Laser-Induced Superhydrophobic Microstructure Processing

Photonics
Superhydrophobic surfaces have garnered significant attention due to their pivotal roles in various fields. Femtosecond laser technology provides a feasible means for inducing superhydrophobic microstructures on material surfaces.
Lifei Wang, Yucheng Gu, Xiaoqing Tian, Jun Wang, Yan Jia, Junjie Xu, Zhen Zhang, Shiying Liu, Shuo Liu   +8 more
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A Co-Precursor Approach Coupled with a Supercritical Modification Method for Constructing Highly Transparent and Superhydrophobic Polymethylsilsesquioxane Aerogels

Molecules, 2018
Polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) aerogels obtained from methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) are well-known high-performance porous materials. Highly transparent and hydrophobic PMSQ aerogel would play an important role in transparent vacuum insulation panels ...
Chaoshuai Lei, Junning Li, Chencheng Sun, Hailong Yang, Tao Xia, Zijun Hu, Yue Zhang   +6 more
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Silver Hierarchical Bowl-Like Array: Synthesis, Superhydrophobicity,and Optical Properties

, 2007
We present a facile synthetic route to a silver bowl-like array film with hierarchical structures on glass substrate using the colloidal monolayer as a template.
Li Y, Cai WP, Duan GT, Li CC, Sung Oh Cho   +4 more
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Recent Advances in Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Gas Sensors: From Sensing Mechanisms to Biomedical Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Laser‐induced graphene (LIG) provides a scalable, laser‐direct‐written route to porous graphene architecture with tunable chemistry and defect density. Through heterojunction engineering, catalytic functionalization, and intrinsic self‐heating, LIG achieves highly sensitive and selective detection of NOX, NH3, H2, and humidity, supporting next ...
Md Abu Sayeed Biswas, Ankan Dutta, Shuvendu Das, Abu Musa Abdullah, Wanqing Zhang, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Huanyu Cheng   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tailoring Wettability Control of Superhydrophobic Metallic Surface via Sustainable Fabrication Approach

Proceedings
Introduction: Wetting affects chemical and physical properties. In aluminum, superhydrophobic surfaces keep fog, ice, and corrosion at bay. Biomimicry replicates natural processes.
Jayanth Ivvala
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