Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Over the past two decades, nature-inspired nanomaterials have experienced remarkable development, yielding numerous discoveries of novel principles, materials, and innovative technologies.To showcase the latest advancements in this field, we have organized a Special Issue entitled "Nature-inspired Nanomaterials" for Advanced Materials.This Special Issue features 26 articles, comprising 18 Review Articles and 8 Research Articles, which cover diverse aspects of the nature-inspired nanomaterials domain.These contributions provide valuable insights into prominent frontier areas, including nature-inspired super-wettable materials, nature-inspired adhesion, lubrication, soft materials, and nature-inspired structural and mechanical materials, among others.Additionally, this Special Issue commemorates the 60th birthday of Professor Lei Jiang-a leading expert in the field of nature-inspired materials-and the 25th anniversary of his return to work in China.Superwettability, including superhydrophilicity, superhydrophobicity, superoleophilicity, and superoleophobicity, is a unique interfacial property that can enhance interfacial interactions and mass transport, thereby playing a critical role of nanomaterials design.Mingjie Liu et al. (adma.202506058)introduce the design principles and synthesis strategies of superwetting catalysts, particularly focusing on the confinement effects and mass transport mechanisms.Superwetting catalysts are expected to expand applications in sustainable energy, environmental remediation, and industrial catalysis, solving key challenges in multiphase reaction systems.Liping Wen et al. (adma.202506029)review the recent progress in advanced nanofluidic channels, discuss the impact of external field regulation, and prospect the future of osmotic energy conversion.Inspired by natural transmembrane transport behaviors, the biomimetic nanofluidics can achieve high-selectivity and high-flux transportation,
Source: Advanced Materials
Authors: Shutao Wang, Ximin He
Language: English
Subfield: Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416812547