Endowing stimuli-responsive materials with micro-nano structures is an intriguing strategy for the fabrication of superwetting surfaces;however,its application is limited by poor chemical/mechanical stability.Herein,a...Endowing stimuli-responsive materials with micro-nano structures is an intriguing strategy for the fabrication of superwetting surfaces;however,its application is limited by poor chemical/mechanical stability.Herein,a simple and versatile strategy was developed to fabricate durable polymeric superwetting surfaces with photoswitchable wettability on hierarchically structured metallic substrates.Inspired by nature,a novel functional terpolymer incorporating mussel-inspired catechol groups,photoresponsive azobenzene groups,and low-surface-energy fluorine-containing groups was synthesized via solution radical polymerization.The azobenzene-containing terpolymer possesses outstanding photoresponsiveness in both the solution and film states because of the trans-cis isomerization of the azobenzene moieties.After dip-coating with the mussel-inspired azo-copolymer,the as-prepared smart surfaces exhibited a photo-triggered change in wettability between high hydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity.More importantly,these superwetting surfaces with enhanced adhesion properties can tolerate harsh environmental conditions and repeated abrasion tests,thereby demonstrating excellent chemical robustness and mechanical durability.This study paves a new avenue for the convenient and large-scale fabrication of robust smart surfaces that could find widespread potential applications in microfluidic devices,water treatment,and functional coatings.展开更多
Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabrica...Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabricate multifunctional and environmentally friendly materials,which can be stably applied to purify the actual complicated wastewater.Here,a Ag/Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterostructure anchored copper mesh was intentionally synthesized using a facile two-step hydrothermal method.The resultant mesh with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity was capable of separating various oil/water mixtures with superior separation efficiency and high permeationflux driven by gravity.Benefiting from the joint effects of the smaller band gap of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterojunction,inherent antibacterial capacity of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) and Ag nanoparticles,favorable conductive substrate,as well as the hierarchical structure with superwettability,such mesh presented remarkably enhanced degradation capability toward organic dyes under visible light irradiation and antibacterial activity against both Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)compared with the pure Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) coated mesh.Impressively,the mesh exhibited bifunctional water purification performance,in which organic dyes were eliminated simultaneously from water during oil/water separation in onefiltration process.More importantly,this mesh behaved exceptional chemical resistance,mechanical stability and long-term reusability.Therefore,this material with multifunctional integration may hold promising potential for steady water purification in practice.展开更多
Separation of oil/water mixtures, especially for the emulsified oil/water mixtures, is important because of the frequent occurrence of oil spill accidents. Utilizing superwetting porous membrane has become a promising...Separation of oil/water mixtures, especially for the emulsified oil/water mixtures, is important because of the frequent occurrence of oil spill accidents. Utilizing superwetting porous membrane has become a promising approach to separate either surfactant-free or surfactant-stabilized emulsions. Herein we report a facile and versatile strategy for preparing hydrophobic/under-oil superhydrophobic membranes by coating the skeletons of the membranes with the poly[（3,3,3- trifluoropropyl）methylsiloxane] （PTFPMS） nanoparticles. The obtained membranes could be used to separate various water- in-oil emulsions with high flux and separation efficiency. In addition, owning to the outstanding resistance of PTFPMS to the most organic solvents or oils, the modified membranes exhibited the excellent reusability and the antifouling properties that were critical in the practical applications. Many commercially available membranes can be modified by such a simple method.展开更多
Here,superhydrophobic cuprous oxide(Cu2O)with hierarchical micro/nanosized structures was synthesized via sprayassisted layer by layer assembling.The asprepared superhydrophobic meshes with high contact angle(159.6...Here,superhydrophobic cuprous oxide(Cu2O)with hierarchical micro/nanosized structures was synthesized via sprayassisted layer by layer assembling.The asprepared superhydrophobic meshes with high contact angle(159.6°)and low sliding angle(1°)are covered with Cu_(2)O "coral reef"like micro/nanosized structures.Interestingly,the superhydrophobic mesh surfaces became superhydrophilic again due to the oxidization of Cu_(2)O to CuO by annealing at a higher temperature(300℃).And the superhydrophobic properties would be recovered by heating at 120℃.Furthermore,the superwetting meshes were applied to design a miniature device to separate light or heavy oil from the wateroil mixtures with excellent separation efficiency.These superwetting surfaces by simultaneously sprayassisted layer by layer assembling technique show the potential application in universal oilwater separation.展开更多
Superwetting membranes have emerged as promising materials for the efficient treatment of oily wastewater.Typically,superwetting membranes can be developed by ingeniously chemical modification and topographical struct...Superwetting membranes have emerged as promising materials for the efficient treatment of oily wastewater.Typically,superwetting membranes can be developed by ingeniously chemical modification and topographical structuration of microporous membranes.Herein,we report the hierarchical assembly of metal-phenolic-polyplex coating to manipulate membrane surface superwettability by integrating metal-phenolic(Fe^(Ⅲ)-tannic acid(TA))assembly with polyplex(tannic acid-polyethylenimine(PEI))assembly.The proposed Fe-TA-PEI coating can be deposited on microporous membrane via simply dipping into Fe^(Ⅲ)-TA-PEI co-assembly solution.Based on the catechol chemistry,the coordination complexation of Fe^(Ⅲ)and TA develops metal-phenolic networks to provide hydrophilic chemistries,and the electrostatic complexation of TA and PEI generates nanoconjugates to impart hierarchical architectures.Benefiting from the synergy of hydrophilic chemistries and hierarchical architectures,the resulting PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane exhibits excellent superhydrophilicity(~0°)underwater superoleophobicity(~150°)and superior anti-oil-adhesion capability.The superhydrophilicity of PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane greatly promotes membrane permeability,featuring water fluxes up to 5860 L m^(-2)h^(-1).The underwater superoleophobicity of PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane promises potential flux(3393 L m^(-2)h^(-1)),high separation efficiency(99.3%)and desirable antifouling capability for oil-in-water emulsion separation.Thus,we highlight the reported hierarchical metal-phenolic-polyplex assembly as a straightforward and effective strategy that enables the synchronous modulation of surface chemistry and topography toward superwetting membranes for promising high-flux and antifouling oil-water separation.展开更多
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)are persistent and widespread in the aquatic environment,causing potential hazards for human health.In this study,a superwetting and robust PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)nanofiltration membrane ...Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)are persistent and widespread in the aquatic environment,causing potential hazards for human health.In this study,a superwetting and robust PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)nanofiltration membrane was proposed through surface modification for PAH removal with high efficiency.A ZrO_(2)coating was formed on polyethersulfone(PES)membrane surface through chemical bonding,thus the PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)membrane exhibited super-hydrophilicity,under-water oleophobicity,and excellent stability.In comparison with the original PES membrane,the water contact angle of the modified membrane was significantly decreased from about 50°to less than 10°,and quickly dropped to 0°within 1s.This provided a much lower energy barrier for water permeation due to its super-high water affinity.The wastewater treatment efficiency was increased by about 4 times after modification with more than 90%of PAH rejection rate.The excellent robustness of PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)membrane was verified under various conditions,which gave the membrane practical potential for long-term operation.展开更多
In this work,we report that high catalytic performance of metal–organic frameworks(MOFs)can be obtained through a synergistic effect of postsynthetic modification of MOF nanoparticles and liquid superwetting and conf...In this work,we report that high catalytic performance of metal–organic frameworks(MOFs)can be obtained through a synergistic effect of postsynthetic modification of MOF nanoparticles and liquid superwetting and confinement in the MOF coating.Specifically,2-ureido-4[1H]pyrimidinone(UPy)functionalized polysiloxanes were covalently appended onto the UiO-66 nanoparticles via a postsynthetic approach,which were further anchored onto different porous films through multivalent hydrogen bonding of the UPy motifs.The hydrophobic MOF coating can preserve the porosity of the solid substrates,enable rapid liquid superwetting and confinement within the porous substrates.Using the Knoevenagel condensation as a modeled system,robust and highly catalytic performances of the MOF coating were observed on a range of aldehyde substrates.Gram-scale production of chromene,a pharmaceutical which is typically synthesized via expensive catalysis,was successfully demonstrated on the MOF coating with high yielding rates,demonstrating the great potential of the MOF coating in pharmaceutical synthesis.展开更多
Highly transparent and super-wettable nanocoatings for multifunctional applications with outstanding physical properties are in high demanded.However,such nanocoatings resistant to water invasion and Ultraviolet(UV)we...Highly transparent and super-wettable nanocoatings for multifunctional applications with outstanding physical properties are in high demanded.However,such nanocoatings resistant to water invasion and Ultraviolet(UV)weathering remain a significant challenge.In this work,physically durable coatings based on inorganic nanoparticles(NPs)and an organic segment(isocyanate-silane modified surfactant)have been synthesized via a sol-gel approach.It is noteworthy the isocyanate-silane with-NH-C=O-functional group creates a strong bonding between the highly hydrophilic surfactant and the inorganic NPs.This in-house synthesized organic segment can render the coating long-lasting wetting properties and resist to be washed away by water,while the inorganic NPs can form sturdy covalent bonds with the nano-scale hierarchical structure on the glazing substrate to improve the durability.This nanocoating demonstrates high transparency with superwetting property(water contact angle,WCA=4.4±0.3°),effective de-frosting performance.Water invasion or UV accelerated weathering tests do not significantly affect the self-cleaning performance of nanocoating.Physical properties,including coating adhesion,hardness,Young's modulus,and abrasion resistance are systematically investigated.Interestingly,this clear coating shows prominent infrared shielding property attributed to Antimony-doped tin oxide(Sb-doped SnO_(2))NPs.The developed nanocoating process is easy to scale up for larger areas that require multipurpose self-cleaning functions.展开更多
Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater,the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development.Recently,materials prepared from li...Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater,the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development.Recently,materials prepared from lignocellulosic biomass(LCB)for oil-water separation have been found to be effective due to their high separation efficiency,good recyclability,and superior sustainability.However,few reviews have focused on the advantages and limitations of LCB for sewage treatment.This review summarizes the performance of modified LCB in oily wastewater treatment,in terms of the advanced modification methods applied and the structural dimensions of LCB materials according to the principle of superwetting oil-water separation.Research on the preparation technologies,separation mechanisms,and treatment efficiency of different LCB materials are briefly summarized,along with the characteristics of different LCB material types for oily wastewater treatment.Finally,the future prospects and challenges faced in the development of LCB materials are discussed.展开更多
Superwetting Janus membranes with unique ability in unidirectional liquid transportation,known as“liquid diode”,have attracted much attention.Recently,endowing the Janus membranes with smart controllability becomes ...Superwetting Janus membranes with unique ability in unidirectional liquid transportation,known as“liquid diode”,have attracted much attention.Recently,endowing the Janus membranes with smart controllability becomes a new research hotspot.However,related reports are still rare and limited in regulating surface wettability,which can hardly avoid some imperfections such as the necessary constant external stimuli and change of water solution.Herein,we advanced an unprecedented strategy to smartly control the liquid permeation on Janus membrane by regulating the pore structure of the material,and report a smart Janus sponge(SJS)that is constructed from a super-hydrophilic sponge(SHS)and a hydrophobic shape memory sponge(HSMS).The pore size and thickness of the HSMS can be reversibly changed as it is pressed/recovered based on the excellent shape memory effect.With the variation of the HSMS,the water permeation performance can be smartly controlled,which is embodied in that only when the HSMS is in the pressed state,SJS acts as a“liquid diode”,otherwise it can prevent liquid from penetrating on either side.Finally,based on the smart controllability of the SJS,we simulated the scene of drug administration and demonstrated its potential application in the field of wound dressing.This work firstly reports a shape memory Janus membrane and provides a new way to control the liquid permeation,which can successfully avoid those shortcomings existing in current wetting-responsive Janus membranes.Given its excellent controllability,we believe it has potential applications in intelligent manipulation of liquid.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022MB034)the Development Program Project of the Young Innovation Team of Institutions of Higher Learning in Shandong Province。
文摘Endowing stimuli-responsive materials with micro-nano structures is an intriguing strategy for the fabrication of superwetting surfaces;however,its application is limited by poor chemical/mechanical stability.Herein,a simple and versatile strategy was developed to fabricate durable polymeric superwetting surfaces with photoswitchable wettability on hierarchically structured metallic substrates.Inspired by nature,a novel functional terpolymer incorporating mussel-inspired catechol groups,photoresponsive azobenzene groups,and low-surface-energy fluorine-containing groups was synthesized via solution radical polymerization.The azobenzene-containing terpolymer possesses outstanding photoresponsiveness in both the solution and film states because of the trans-cis isomerization of the azobenzene moieties.After dip-coating with the mussel-inspired azo-copolymer,the as-prepared smart surfaces exhibited a photo-triggered change in wettability between high hydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity.More importantly,these superwetting surfaces with enhanced adhesion properties can tolerate harsh environmental conditions and repeated abrasion tests,thereby demonstrating excellent chemical robustness and mechanical durability.This study paves a new avenue for the convenient and large-scale fabrication of robust smart surfaces that could find widespread potential applications in microfluidic devices,water treatment,and functional coatings.
基金This work was financially supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(ZR2020QB116)the Excellent Young Talents Foundation in Universities of Anhui Province(gxyq2021223)the Key Research Project of Natural Science in Universities of Anhui Province.(KJ2020A0749).
文摘Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabricate multifunctional and environmentally friendly materials,which can be stably applied to purify the actual complicated wastewater.Here,a Ag/Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterostructure anchored copper mesh was intentionally synthesized using a facile two-step hydrothermal method.The resultant mesh with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity was capable of separating various oil/water mixtures with superior separation efficiency and high permeationflux driven by gravity.Benefiting from the joint effects of the smaller band gap of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterojunction,inherent antibacterial capacity of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) and Ag nanoparticles,favorable conductive substrate,as well as the hierarchical structure with superwettability,such mesh presented remarkably enhanced degradation capability toward organic dyes under visible light irradiation and antibacterial activity against both Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)compared with the pure Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) coated mesh.Impressively,the mesh exhibited bifunctional water purification performance,in which organic dyes were eliminated simultaneously from water during oil/water separation in onefiltration process.More importantly,this mesh behaved exceptional chemical resistance,mechanical stability and long-term reusability.Therefore,this material with multifunctional integration may hold promising potential for steady water purification in practice.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51522308 and 21474117)the Ministry of Science and Technology(No.2015DFG32320)
文摘Separation of oil/water mixtures, especially for the emulsified oil/water mixtures, is important because of the frequent occurrence of oil spill accidents. Utilizing superwetting porous membrane has become a promising approach to separate either surfactant-free or surfactant-stabilized emulsions. Herein we report a facile and versatile strategy for preparing hydrophobic/under-oil superhydrophobic membranes by coating the skeletons of the membranes with the poly[（3,3,3- trifluoropropyl）methylsiloxane] （PTFPMS） nanoparticles. The obtained membranes could be used to separate various water- in-oil emulsions with high flux and separation efficiency. In addition, owning to the outstanding resistance of PTFPMS to the most organic solvents or oils, the modified membranes exhibited the excellent reusability and the antifouling properties that were critical in the practical applications. Many commercially available membranes can be modified by such a simple method.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,China(No.2019A15150101011282)Open Funds of National Engineering Research Center of Near-Net-Shape Forming for Metallic Materials(2019008)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(21619336).
文摘Here,superhydrophobic cuprous oxide(Cu2O)with hierarchical micro/nanosized structures was synthesized via sprayassisted layer by layer assembling.The asprepared superhydrophobic meshes with high contact angle(159.6°)and low sliding angle(1°)are covered with Cu_(2)O "coral reef"like micro/nanosized structures.Interestingly,the superhydrophobic mesh surfaces became superhydrophilic again due to the oxidization of Cu_(2)O to CuO by annealing at a higher temperature(300℃).And the superhydrophobic properties would be recovered by heating at 120℃.Furthermore,the superwetting meshes were applied to design a miniature device to separate light or heavy oil from the wateroil mixtures with excellent separation efficiency.These superwetting surfaces by simultaneously sprayassisted layer by layer assembling technique show the potential application in universal oilwater separation.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21706230)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M652141)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22075246 and 21776253)Public Welfare Project of the Science and Technology Committee of Zhejiang Province(No.LGF20B060002)Provincial Key R&D Program of Zhejiang Province(No.2019C03094)。
文摘Superwetting membranes have emerged as promising materials for the efficient treatment of oily wastewater.Typically,superwetting membranes can be developed by ingeniously chemical modification and topographical structuration of microporous membranes.Herein,we report the hierarchical assembly of metal-phenolic-polyplex coating to manipulate membrane surface superwettability by integrating metal-phenolic(Fe^(Ⅲ)-tannic acid(TA))assembly with polyplex(tannic acid-polyethylenimine(PEI))assembly.The proposed Fe-TA-PEI coating can be deposited on microporous membrane via simply dipping into Fe^(Ⅲ)-TA-PEI co-assembly solution.Based on the catechol chemistry,the coordination complexation of Fe^(Ⅲ)and TA develops metal-phenolic networks to provide hydrophilic chemistries,and the electrostatic complexation of TA and PEI generates nanoconjugates to impart hierarchical architectures.Benefiting from the synergy of hydrophilic chemistries and hierarchical architectures,the resulting PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane exhibits excellent superhydrophilicity(~0°)underwater superoleophobicity(~150°)and superior anti-oil-adhesion capability.The superhydrophilicity of PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane greatly promotes membrane permeability,featuring water fluxes up to 5860 L m^(-2)h^(-1).The underwater superoleophobicity of PVDF/Fe-TA-PEI membrane promises potential flux(3393 L m^(-2)h^(-1)),high separation efficiency(99.3%)and desirable antifouling capability for oil-in-water emulsion separation.Thus,we highlight the reported hierarchical metal-phenolic-polyplex assembly as a straightforward and effective strategy that enables the synchronous modulation of surface chemistry and topography toward superwetting membranes for promising high-flux and antifouling oil-water separation.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Plan(2016YFA0601502)the Canada Research Chairs(CRC)Program+3 种基金the Canada Foundation for Innovation(CFI)the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council(NSERC)of CanadaWestern Canada Clean Energy Initiative(No.000015269)Petroleum Technology Research Centre
文摘Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs)are persistent and widespread in the aquatic environment,causing potential hazards for human health.In this study,a superwetting and robust PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)nanofiltration membrane was proposed through surface modification for PAH removal with high efficiency.A ZrO_(2)coating was formed on polyethersulfone(PES)membrane surface through chemical bonding,thus the PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)membrane exhibited super-hydrophilicity,under-water oleophobicity,and excellent stability.In comparison with the original PES membrane,the water contact angle of the modified membrane was significantly decreased from about 50°to less than 10°,and quickly dropped to 0°within 1s.This provided a much lower energy barrier for water permeation due to its super-high water affinity.The wastewater treatment efficiency was increased by about 4 times after modification with more than 90%of PAH rejection rate.The excellent robustness of PES-PAA-ZrO_(2)membrane was verified under various conditions,which gave the membrane practical potential for long-term operation.
基金X.Y.acknowledges the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong(Nos.11305219 and 11307220)CityU Applied Research Grant(ARG,No.9667203)+2 种基金Shenzhen Basic Research Program(No.JCYJ20210324134009024)Z.X.acknowledges a Shenzhen-HKMacao Science and Technology Grant(type CNo.SGDX2020110309300301)from the Science,Technology,and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality.
文摘In this work,we report that high catalytic performance of metal–organic frameworks(MOFs)can be obtained through a synergistic effect of postsynthetic modification of MOF nanoparticles and liquid superwetting and confinement in the MOF coating.Specifically,2-ureido-4[1H]pyrimidinone(UPy)functionalized polysiloxanes were covalently appended onto the UiO-66 nanoparticles via a postsynthetic approach,which were further anchored onto different porous films through multivalent hydrogen bonding of the UPy motifs.The hydrophobic MOF coating can preserve the porosity of the solid substrates,enable rapid liquid superwetting and confinement within the porous substrates.Using the Knoevenagel condensation as a modeled system,robust and highly catalytic performances of the MOF coating were observed on a range of aldehyde substrates.Gram-scale production of chromene,a pharmaceutical which is typically synthesized via expensive catalysis,was successfully demonstrated on the MOF coating with high yielding rates,demonstrating the great potential of the MOF coating in pharmaceutical synthesis.
基金The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(Grants#:R9365,F0776,and F0782).
文摘Highly transparent and super-wettable nanocoatings for multifunctional applications with outstanding physical properties are in high demanded.However,such nanocoatings resistant to water invasion and Ultraviolet(UV)weathering remain a significant challenge.In this work,physically durable coatings based on inorganic nanoparticles(NPs)and an organic segment(isocyanate-silane modified surfactant)have been synthesized via a sol-gel approach.It is noteworthy the isocyanate-silane with-NH-C=O-functional group creates a strong bonding between the highly hydrophilic surfactant and the inorganic NPs.This in-house synthesized organic segment can render the coating long-lasting wetting properties and resist to be washed away by water,while the inorganic NPs can form sturdy covalent bonds with the nano-scale hierarchical structure on the glazing substrate to improve the durability.This nanocoating demonstrates high transparency with superwetting property(water contact angle,WCA=4.4±0.3°),effective de-frosting performance.Water invasion or UV accelerated weathering tests do not significantly affect the self-cleaning performance of nanocoating.Physical properties,including coating adhesion,hardness,Young's modulus,and abrasion resistance are systematically investigated.Interestingly,this clear coating shows prominent infrared shielding property attributed to Antimony-doped tin oxide(Sb-doped SnO_(2))NPs.The developed nanocoating process is easy to scale up for larger areas that require multipurpose self-cleaning functions.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51961165104)the Project of Thousand Youth Talents。
文摘Due to the frequent occurrence of oil spills and the large-scale production of oily wastewater,the treatment of oily sewage has become an important issue for sustainable development.Recently,materials prepared from lignocellulosic biomass(LCB)for oil-water separation have been found to be effective due to their high separation efficiency,good recyclability,and superior sustainability.However,few reviews have focused on the advantages and limitations of LCB for sewage treatment.This review summarizes the performance of modified LCB in oily wastewater treatment,in terms of the advanced modification methods applied and the structural dimensions of LCB materials according to the principle of superwetting oil-water separation.Research on the preparation technologies,separation mechanisms,and treatment efficiency of different LCB materials are briefly summarized,along with the characteristics of different LCB material types for oily wastewater treatment.Finally,the future prospects and challenges faced in the development of LCB materials are discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC,22075061 and 51790502)。
文摘Superwetting Janus membranes with unique ability in unidirectional liquid transportation,known as“liquid diode”,have attracted much attention.Recently,endowing the Janus membranes with smart controllability becomes a new research hotspot.However,related reports are still rare and limited in regulating surface wettability,which can hardly avoid some imperfections such as the necessary constant external stimuli and change of water solution.Herein,we advanced an unprecedented strategy to smartly control the liquid permeation on Janus membrane by regulating the pore structure of the material,and report a smart Janus sponge(SJS)that is constructed from a super-hydrophilic sponge(SHS)and a hydrophobic shape memory sponge(HSMS).The pore size and thickness of the HSMS can be reversibly changed as it is pressed/recovered based on the excellent shape memory effect.With the variation of the HSMS,the water permeation performance can be smartly controlled,which is embodied in that only when the HSMS is in the pressed state,SJS acts as a“liquid diode”,otherwise it can prevent liquid from penetrating on either side.Finally,based on the smart controllability of the SJS,we simulated the scene of drug administration and demonstrated its potential application in the field of wound dressing.This work firstly reports a shape memory Janus membrane and provides a new way to control the liquid permeation,which can successfully avoid those shortcomings existing in current wetting-responsive Janus membranes.Given its excellent controllability,we believe it has potential applications in intelligent manipulation of liquid.
