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July 26, 2026Advanced Materials

Tailoring Superwettability Through Bioinspired Reentrant Microstructures

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YZYuning ZhouWSWenwan ShiXSXiaolu Sun

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Overview

Review assesses structure-driven superwettability in microstructures, indicating practical applications and challenges.

Key Points

  • The aim is to summarize the advancements in superwettability regulation using reentrant microstructures and related fabrication techniques.
  • Comprehensive review of biomimetic superwettability approaches and microstructural geometry.
  • Assessment of various fabrication techniques, including silicon micromachining and advanced 3D printing.
  • Analysis of applications across fields such as oil-water separation and liquid harvesting.
  • Bioinspired reentrant microstructures significantly enhance liquid repellency and enable high-performance directional liquid transport.
  • Advancements in fabrication strategies improve the scalability and applicability of superwettable surfaces.
  • Emerging applications benefit from artificial intelligence-assisted design and novel materials.

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Zhou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a3e4d3aea3239cd76c2dhttps://doi.org/10.1002/adma.74277
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