Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

Mechanical metamaterials are a class of functional materials with designability and
extraordinary mechanical properties. Due to the manufacturing limitation of traditional …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are desirable in a variety of applications. Due to a lack
of understanding of design and manufacturing methods, it remains a challenge to engineer …

Sensors are widely used in various fields, among which flexible strain sensors that can
sense minuscule mechanical signals and are easy to adapt to many irregular surfaces are …

Super-hydrophobic surface has many special functions that are studied wildly. The
ingenious microstructures of typical plant leaves with super-hydrophobicity enlighten …

Antibiotics, a power tool to combat pathogenic bacterial infection, have experienced their
inability to kill drug-resistant bacteria due to the development of antibiotic resistance. As an …

Inspired by the special microstructure of plant leaves such as lotus leaves, we prepared
super-hydrophobic surfaces by a fast, facile, and one-step electrodeposition on copper …

Superhydrophobic surface with tunable water adhesion has attracted great interests due to
its unique performances in manipulating the status of water stay and roll-off. Herein, inspired …

With the rapid development of the marine industry, biofouling and surface corrosion of
underwater equipment have become a major issue. Traditional antifouling or anticorrosion …

Herein, we developed a nanocomposite membrane with synergistic photodynamic therapy
and photothermal therapy antibacterial effects, triggered by a single near-infrared (NIR) light …