Mingzheng Ge, Chunyan Cao, Jianying Huang, Shuhui Li et al.
State-of-the-art development of fabrication methods and surface engineering strategies of 1D TiO<sub>2</sub>nanostructures is reviewed, and an overview given of their potential applications including pollutant degradation/CO<sub>2</sub>photoreduction photocatalysts, water splitting, solar cells, lit...
Jiajun Mao, James Iocozzia, Jianying Huang, Kai Meng et al.
Concerns over air quality reduction and energy crisis resulting from rapid consumption of limited fossil fuels have driven the development of clean and renewable energy sources.
Shuhui Li, Jianying Huang, Zhong Chen, Guoqiang Chen et al.
In this review, we have briefly summarized the fundamental theoretical models and characterization methods of textile surfaces with special wettability, various fabrication technologies and potential applications.
Jianying Huang, Shuhui Li, Mingzheng Ge, Lingmeng Wang et al.
Multifunctional robust TiO<sub>2</sub>@fabrics with special wettability demonstrated potential applications for excellent UV shielding, effective self-cleaning, efficient oil–water separation and microfluidic management.
Chunyan Cao, Mingzheng Ge, Jianying Huang, Shuhui Li et al.
Robust superhydrophobic fabrics constructed by a novel environmentally friendly coating strategy demonstrate multifunctional applications for effective anti-fouling, self-cleaning and versatile oil/water separation.
Mingzheng Ge, Chunyan Cao, Jianying Huang, Xinnan Zhang et al.
Oil-water separation is critical for the water treatment of oily wastewater or oil-spill accidents. The oil contamination in water not only induces severe water pollution but also threatens human beings' health and all living species in the ecological system. To address this challenge, different nan...
Yanyan Zhang, Zhelong Jiang, Jianying Huang, Linda Y. Lim et al.
The state-of-the-art development of fabrication strategies of multi-dimensional titanate and titania nanostructures is reviewed first. This is followed by an overview of their potential applications in environmental, energy, and biomedical sectors.
Mingzheng Ge, Chunyan Cao, Shuhui Li, Yuxin Tang et al.
An ultrasonication-assisted in situ deposition strategy was utilised to uniformly decorate plasmonic Ag nanoparticles on vertically aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) to construct a Ag@TiO2 NTA composite. The Ag nanoparticles act as efficient surface plasmon resonance (SPR) photosensitizers to driv...
Jiajun Mao, Mingzheng Ge, Jianying Huang, Yuekun Lai et al.
We first time report a general strategy for one-step fabrication of a ZIF-8 MOF/RGO hydrogel, with the synergistic effects of chemical reduction and cross-linking by metal ions.
Xiuli Dong, Shouwei Gao, Jianying Huang, Shuhui Li et al.
Self-roughened and biodegradable superhydrophobic fabrics with solar-induced self-healing property are constructed for versatile and efficient oil–water separation.
Zixi Wang, Jianying Huang, Jiajun Mao, Qi Guo et al.
This review systematically summarizes the preparation strategies of metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives with graphene composites for promising applications in electrocatalysis and photocatalysis.
Songnan Zhang, Jianying Huang, Zhong Chen, Shu Yang et al.
Liquid mobility on super-wettable materials is of interest for enhanced heat transfer, self-cleaning, anti-fouling, anti-icing, water-harvesting, and oil–water separation.
Jingsheng Cai, Jianying Huang, Yuekun Lai
To develop an efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst electrode for environmental remediation, a novel ternary nanocomposite of an Au-decorated Bi<sub>2</sub>MoO<sub>6</sub> nanosheet/TiO<sub>2</sub> nanotube array (NTA) heterojunction was successfully fabricated for the first time <italic>via<...
Yan Cheng, Hui Yang, Yun Jung Yang, Jianying Huang et al.
Titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNTs) have drawn wide attention and been extensively applied in the field of biomedicine, due to their large specific surface area, good corrosion resistance, excellent biocompatibility, and enhanced bioactivity. This review describes the preparation of TNTs and the surfa...
Mingzheng Ge, Chunyan Cao, Shuhui Li, Songnan Zhang et al.
An ultrasonication-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) strategy was developed for uniform deposition of high density p-type Bi2O3 quantum dots on n-type TiO2 nanotube arrays (Bi2O3@TiO2 NTAs), which were constructed by electrochemical anodization in ethylene glycol contai...