• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 068 (2024)
Mengyao Pan1,3, Huijuan Shao1, Yue Fan2, Jinlong Yang1..., Jiaxin Liu1, Zhongqian Deng1, Zhenda Liu1, Zhidi Chen1, Jun Zhang4, Kangfeng Yi4, Yucai Su4, Dehui Wang1,*, Xu Deng3,** and Fei Deng5,6,***|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen 518110, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Pharmaceutical Glass Co. Ltd, Zibo, 256100, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Department of Nephropathy, School of Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital Jinniu Hospital, Chengdu Jinniu District People’s Hospital Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s40820-023-01284-2 Cite this Article
    Mengyao Pan, Huijuan Shao, Yue Fan, Jinlong Yang, Jiaxin Liu, Zhongqian Deng, Zhenda Liu, Zhidi Chen, Jun Zhang, Kangfeng Yi, Yucai Su, Dehui Wang, Xu Deng, Fei Deng. Superhydrophobic Surface-Assisted Preparation of Microspheres and Supraparticles and Their Applications[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 068 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Superhydrophobic surface (SHS) has been well developed, as SHS renders the property of minimizing the water/solid contact interface. Water droplets deposited onto SHS with contact angles exceeding 150°, allow them to retain spherical shapes, and the low adhesion of SHS facilitates easy droplet collection when tilting the substrate. These characteristics make SHS suitable for a wide range of applications. One particularly promising application is the fabrication of microsphere and supraparticle materials. SHS offers a distinct advantage as a universal platform capable of providing customized services for a variety of microspheres and supraparticles. In this review, an overview of the strategies for fabricating microspheres and supraparticles with the aid of SHS, including cross-linking process, polymer melting, and droplet template evaporation methods, is first presented. Then, the applications of microspheres and supraparticles formed onto SHS are discussed in detail, for example, fabricating photonic devices with controllable structures and tunable structural colors, acting as catalysts with emerging or synergetic properties, being integrated into the biomedical field to construct the devices with different medicinal purposes, being utilized for inducing protein crystallization and detecting trace amounts of analytes. Finally, the perspective on future developments involved with this research field is given, along with some obstacles and opportunities.
    Mengyao Pan, Huijuan Shao, Yue Fan, Jinlong Yang, Jiaxin Liu, Zhongqian Deng, Zhenda Liu, Zhidi Chen, Jun Zhang, Kangfeng Yi, Yucai Su, Dehui Wang, Xu Deng, Fei Deng. Superhydrophobic Surface-Assisted Preparation of Microspheres and Supraparticles and Their Applications[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 068
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