The interest in superhydrophobic surfaces has grown exponentially over recent decades. Since the lotus leaf dual hierarchical structure was discovered, researchers have investigated the foundations of self-cleaning behavior. Generally, surface micro/nanostructuring combined with low surface energy of materials leads to extreme anti-wetting properties. The great number of papers on this subject attests the efforts of scientists in mimicking nature to generate superhydrophobicity. Besides the thirst for knowledge, scientists have been driven by the many possible industrial applications of superhydrophobic materials in several fields. Many methods and techniques have been developed to fabricate superhydrophobic surfaces, and the aim of this paper is to review the recent progresses in preparing manmade superhydrophobic surfaces.

Recent advances in designing superhydrophobic surfaces.

Conducting polymers are extensively studied due to their outstanding properties, including tunable electrical property, optical and high mechanical properties, easy synthesis and effortless fabrication and high environmental stability over conventional inorganic materials Although conducting polymers have a lot of limitations in their pristine form, hybridization with other materials overcomes these limitations The synergetic effects of conducting polymer composites give them wide applications in electrical, electronics and optoelectronic fields An in-depth analysis of composites of conducting polymers with carbonaceous materials, metal oxides, transition metals and transition metal dichalcogenides etc is used to study them effectively Here in this review we seek to describe the transport models which help to explain the conduction mechanism, relevant synthesis approaches, and physical properties, including electrical, optical and mechanical properties Recent developments in their applications in the fields of energy storage, photocatalysis, anti-corrosion coatings, biomedical applications and sensing applications are also explained Structural properties play an important role in the performance of the composites

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Conducting polymers: a comprehensive review on recent advances in synthesis, properties and applications

Fabrication of superhydrophobic surface on aluminum by continuous chemical etching and its anti-icing property

Thermal and structure analysis on reaction mechanisms during the preparation of activated carbon fibers by KOH activation from liquefied wood-based fibers

Fabrication of the superhydrophobic surface on aluminum alloy by anodizing and polymeric coating

The pyrolysis mechanism of phenol formaldehyde resin

Fabrication of nano-structured super-hydrophobic film on aluminum by controllable immersing method

Facile synthesis of Ag/AgVO3 hybrid nanorods with enhanced electrochemical performance as cathode material for lithium batteries

The superhydrophobic aluminum surface prepared by different methods

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Ruomei Wu

Papers

The pyrolysis mechanism of phenol formaldehyde resin

Fabrication of nano-structured super-hydrophobic film on aluminum by controllable immersing method

Facile synthesis of Ag/AgVO3 hybrid nanorods with enhanced electrochemical performance as cathode material for lithium batteries

The superhydrophobic aluminum surface prepared by different methods

Properties of carbon black-PEDOT composite prepared via in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization