Functional Self Healing Superhydrophobic Material for Energy Applications

该项目旨在开发具有自我修复性能的功能性超疏水材料，用于滴状冷凝，以增强能源应用中的热传递。目前的材料可以通过涂层沉积或纳米结构图案来实现超疏水性能，这些涂层或纳米结构图案容易快速降解，因此应用有限。这个多学科项目将结合生物启发的自我修复特性与纳米级分层结构和低表面能材料。获奖后，该项目将加强学校之间的内部合作，并将为与牛津大学的Castrejon-Pita教授合作提供平台。它还将为EPSRC项目“HiLeMMS”提供实验支持：与罗素集团的4所大学和2个产业伙伴合作的高级别中尺度模式系统(EP/P022243/1)。

The project aims to develop functional superhydrophobic material with self-healing properties which will be used in dropwise condensation for enhanced heat transfer in energy applications. Current materials can achieve superhydrophobic properties by coating deposition or nanostructured patterns which are prone to rapid degradation and therefore have limited applications. This multidisciplinary project will combine bio inspired self-healing properties with nanoscaled hierarchical structures and low-surface-energy materials. When awarded this project will strengthen internal collaboration between the schools and will provide platform for collaboration with Prof Castrejon-Pita from University of Oxford. It will also provide experimental support for EPSRC project "HiLeMMS": High-Level Mesoscale Modelling System (EP/P022243/1) with 4 Russell Group universities and 2 industrial partners.