Chavan Tanaji K, Sethi Sushanta K
Dept. of Mechanical, Materials & Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
J Mater Chem B. 2025 Jan 2;13(2):429-453. doi: 10.1039/d4tb01392a.
Eco-friendly self-cleaning coatings have garnered significant attention due to their potential to address environmental concerns while offering remarkable properties. This review explores the dynamic field of such coatings, focusing on their fundamental principles, fabrication techniques, applications, and sustainability. The main findings of this review shed light on the fundamentals of a wetting phenomenon that underpins superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning, revealing how bio-inspired approaches and sustainable materials have enabled the development of sustainable coatings. This review is structured around the fundamental principles of superhydrophobicity, discussing the basic mechanisms and following different approaches to eco-friendly coatings, focusing on bio-inspired methods and sustainable materials. Next, detailed fabrication techniques are discussed to create such coatings followed by various applications across industries, emphasizing the real-world impact of eco-friendly coatings. The next section discusses the various advantages followed by investigating the environmental implications and discussing how these coatings contribute to sustainability. The review concludes with commercial superhydrophobic self-cleaning products, which reflect the current state of research, outlining the challenges, and providing insights into future directions and innovations in this field. By providing an in-depth analysis of their fabrication techniques, applications, and potential future directions, it serves as a valuable resource for researchers and engineers seeking to design eco-friendly superhydrophobic coatings.
环保自清洁涂层因其在解决环境问题的同时具有卓越性能的潜力而备受关注。本综述探讨了此类涂层的动态领域，重点关注其基本原理、制备技术、应用和可持续性。本综述的主要发现揭示了支撑超疏水性和自清洁的润湿现象的基本原理，揭示了仿生方法和可持续材料如何推动了可持续涂层的发展。本综述围绕超疏水性的基本原理展开，讨论了基本机制，并介绍了环保涂层的不同方法，重点是仿生方法和可持续材料。接下来，讨论了制备此类涂层的详细技术，随后介绍了跨行业的各种应用，强调了环保涂层的实际影响。下一部分讨论了各种优势，接着调查了环境影响，并讨论了这些涂层如何促进可持续性。综述最后介绍了商业超疏水自清洁产品，这些产品反映了当前的研究现状，概述了挑战，并提供了该领域未来方向和创新的见解。通过对其制备技术、应用和潜在未来方向进行深入分析，它为寻求设计环保超疏水涂层的研究人员和工程师提供了宝贵的资源。
