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  • Materials Science
  • Biomimetics
  • Surface Chemistry

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  • White Roman goose feathers exhibit long-term nonwetting properties crucial for surface swimming.
  • Preening oils and saliva interact with feather barbules, enabling anisotropic self-cleaning of contaminants.
  • Superhydrophobic behavior is recovered after cleaning, demonstrating a switchable functionality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To bioinspire superhydrophobic, unidirectionally inclined conical structures from white Roman goose feathers.
  • To investigate the influence of structure shape, inclination angle, and size on directional sliding properties.
  • To demonstrate switchable anisotropic self-cleaning functionalities for liquid separation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized scalable colloidal self-assembly technology.
  • Employed a colloidal lithographic approach to engineer conical structures.
  • Investigated directional sliding and self-cleaning using Sudan blue II/water mixtures.

Main Results:

  • Engineered superhydrophobic structures with tunable directional sliding properties.
  • Demonstrated switchable anisotropic self-cleaning functionality inspired by goose feathers.
  • Showcased effective separation of Sudan blue II from water.

Conclusions:

  • Developed bioinspired coatings with switchable anisotropic self-cleaning capabilities.
  • These coatings offer a novel concept for directional liquid transport and collection.
  • Potential for innovative applications in liquid management and separation technologies.