About this Research Topic
The development of anti-adhesive materials today is fast progressing at multiscale covering atomistic interactions to macroscopic materials performances. There were encouraging new adhesive materials for different purposes constantly reported in the literature, which seems to promise a sustainable future. Meanwhile, challenges such as material durability and up-scalability among anti-adhesive materials are still of great concern. It is clear that research efforts are needed not only in new materials design but also in solving remaining issues. For realizing the next-generation anti-adhesive materials, elucidating the structure-property-function relationship of anti-adhesive materials meeting varied application requirements can not be over-emphasized, which requires both theoretical and experimental inputs.
This research topic is devoted to reviews and new results in both theoretical and experimental studies on anti-adhesive materials. Studies on the current anti-adhesive materials, as well as the next-generation anti-adhesion approaches and materials, are highly welcome, including but not limited to the application fields of:
• Anti-icing
• Anti-snow
• Anti-fouling
• Superhydrophobicity
• Omniphobicity
• Anti-bacterial
Keywords: anti-adhesive, anti-icing, anti-snow, anti-fouling, hydrophobicity, omniphobicity
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