Ultrafast Science, Volume. 2, Issue 1, 9895418(2022)

Nature-Inspired Superwettability Achieved by Femtosecond Lasers

Jiale Yong1, Qing Yang2, Xun Hou1, and Feng Chen1、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
  • 2School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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    Wettability is one of a solid surface’s fundamental physical and chemical properties, which involves a wide range of applications. Femtosecond laser microfabrication has many advantages compared to traditional laser processing. This technology has been successfully applied to control the wettability of material surfaces. This review systematically summarizes the recent progress of femtosecond laser microfabrication in the preparation of various superwetting surfaces. Inspired by nature, the superwettabilities such as superhydrophilicity, superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater superoleophobicity, underwater superaerophobicity, underwater superaerophilicity, slippery liquid-infused porous surface, underwater superpolymphobicity, and supermetalphobicity are obtained on different substrates by the combination of the femtosecond laser-induced micro/nanostructures and appropriate chemical composition. From the perspective of biomimetic preparation, we mainly focus the methods for constructing various kinds of superwetting surfaces by femtosecond laser and the relationship between different laser-induced superwettabilities. The special wettability of solid materials makes the femtosecond laser-functionalized surfaces have many practical applications. Finally, the significant challenges and prospects of this field (femtosecond laser-induced superwettability) are discussed.

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    Jiale Yong, Qing Yang, Xun Hou, Feng Chen. Nature-Inspired Superwettability Achieved by Femtosecond Lasers[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2022, 2(1): 9895418

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 10, 2021

    Accepted: Nov. 3, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 28, 2023

    The Author Email: Chen Feng (chenfeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.34133/2022/9895418

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