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View article: Bioinspired and Biomimetic Wetting Properties
Bioinspired and Biomimetic Wetting Properties Open
We review the bioinspiration and biomimetism, for which wetting properties are involved. Nature is able to capture or repel liquids such as water, following the needs. The most famous example of water repellency is the Lotus leaves, but nu…
View article: Extremely Long Nanoribbons Comparable to Gecko Foot by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization From Triphenylamine‐Based Monomers
Extremely Long Nanoribbons Comparable to Gecko Foot by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization From Triphenylamine‐Based Monomers Open
Bio‐inspiration shows the importance of surface structures particularly for the wetting properties. Here, a soft‐template electropolymerization is used in micellar condition to form surface nanotubes by favoring π ‐stacking interactions. V…
View article: Fine Tuning of Surface Structures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization
Fine Tuning of Surface Structures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization Open
Numerous natural species form surface structures for repelling all kind of liquids. It is demonstrated that nanotubes are an exceptional candidate. Here, nanotubes are formed by soft‐template electropolymerization. Two stereoisomers of ben…
View article: Soft‐Template Electropolymerization from Triphenylamine‐Based Monomers: From Vertically Aligned Nanotubes to Nanomembranes
Soft‐Template Electropolymerization from Triphenylamine‐Based Monomers: From Vertically Aligned Nanotubes to Nanomembranes Open
We report a bioinspired approach to tune surface nanostructures by soft‐template electropolymerization in micellar condition. Monomers highly favoring π‐stacking interactions are particularly interesting for depositing in one direction res…
View article: Bioinspired Nanostructures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization from Di‐Substituted Triphenylamine
Bioinspired Nanostructures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization from Di‐Substituted Triphenylamine Open
We report a bioinspired approach to tune surface nanostructures by soft‐template electropolymerization in micellar conditions. Monomers highly favoring π‐stacking interactions are particularly interesting for favoring the polymer depositio…
View article: Superhydrophilic Densely‐Packed Gecko‐Like Structures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization
Superhydrophilic Densely‐Packed Gecko‐Like Structures by Soft‐Template Electropolymerization Open
Bio‐inspired by natural species and previous research works, nanotubes are prepared by soft‐template electropolymerization in micellar solution. Various thiophene‐based and carbazole‐based monomers are designed from a triphenylamine core. …
View article: Bioinspired Nanotubular Structures by Soft-Template Electropolymerization: 3,4-(2,3-naphtylenedioxy)Thiophene Monomers Quenched to Form Dimers
Bioinspired Nanotubular Structures by Soft-Template Electropolymerization: 3,4-(2,3-naphtylenedioxy)Thiophene Monomers Quenched to Form Dimers Open
Preparing well-ordered nanotubes on materials surface is a great of interest in many applications. Bio-inspired and theoretical approaches show that porous structures such as nanotubes are key parameters for both surface hydrophobicity and…
View article: Bioinspired Nanotubes by Soft‐template Electropolymerization from Fully Conjugated Monomers
Bioinspired Nanotubes by Soft‐template Electropolymerization from Fully Conjugated Monomers Open
Bioinspired by the strong water‐adhesive forces of gecko foot or rose petals, here, nanotubular structures are prepared by soft‐template electropolymerization. Water is mixed to a solvent of low water‐solubility to form a micellar solution…
View article: Directional growth of nanotubes on micelles by soft-template electropolymerization with varying hydrophobicity and strong water adhesion
Directional growth of nanotubes on micelles by soft-template electropolymerization with varying hydrophobicity and strong water adhesion Open
Inspired by the strong water adhesion found in gecko feet and rose petals, surfaces with nanotubes are prepared by soft-template electropolymerization.
View article: Controlling Morphology and Wettability of Intrinsically Superhydrophobic Copper-Based Surfaces by Electrodeposition
Controlling Morphology and Wettability of Intrinsically Superhydrophobic Copper-Based Surfaces by Electrodeposition Open
Electrodeposition is an effective and scalable method to grow desired structures on solid surfaces, for example, to impart superhydrophobicity. Specifically, copper microcrystals can be grown using electrodeposition by controlling depositi…
View article: Designing Tunable Omniphobic Surfaces by Controlling the Electropolymerization Sites of Carbazole‐Based Monomers
Designing Tunable Omniphobic Surfaces by Controlling the Electropolymerization Sites of Carbazole‐Based Monomers Open
Carbazole‐based monomers are electrodeposited in dichloromethane with different water content and water pH in order to control the surface micro‐ and nanostructures. The presence of water makes the depositions more porous by the formation …
View article: Highly conjugated carbazole-based monomers for the control of nanotubular surface structures by soft template electropolymerization
Highly conjugated carbazole-based monomers for the control of nanotubular surface structures by soft template electropolymerization Open
In this work, a bioinspired approach is used to prepare nanotubular structures with tunable hydrophobicity and water adhesion by a soft template surfactant-free electropolymerization in organic solvent. Various highly conjugated carbazole-…
View article: Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry & Materials: N.I.C.E. 2020 hybrid
Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry & Materials: N.I.C.E. 2020 hybrid Open
Conference) chaired by Frédéric Guittard of the University of Côte d'Azur in France, was held concurrently at the Le Negresco Hotel in Nice, France and online via the Zoom platform from 12-14 October 2020.The aim of the N.I.C.E.conference …