A wear-resistant self-cleaning solar cell panel includes a transparent substrate. A plurality of continuous microstructures are arranged on the transparent substrate, and each microstructure is an inverted pyramid or an inverted conical hole, and the microstructure is filled with a plurality of superhydrophobic nanomaterials, the microstructures and the superhydrophobic nanomaterials jointly constitute a composite surface of the solar cell panel. An angle of a side wall of the inverted pyramid or the inverted conical hole is α, wherein 30°<α<90°. A side length of the microstructure is a, wherein 1 μm<a<2 mm. A spacing between adjacent microstructures is b, wherein 10 nm<b<2 mm. The superhydrophobic nanomaterials are filled into the microstructure by an in-situ deposition method or an indirect filling method.

A wear-resistant self-cleaning solar cell panel includes a transparent substrate. A plurality of continuous microstructures are arranged on the transparent substrate, and each microstructure is an inverted pyramid or an inverted conical hole, and the microstructure is filled with a plurality of superhydrophobic nanomaterials, the microstructures and the superhydrophobic nanomaterials jointly constitute a composite surface of the solar cell panel. An angle of a side wall of the inverted pyramid or the inverted conical hole is α, wherein 30°<α<90°. A side length of the microstructure is a, wherein 1 μm<a<2 mm. A spacing between adjacent microstructures is b, wherein 10 nm<b<2 mm. The superhydrophobic nanomaterials are filled into the microstructure by an in-situ deposition method or an indirect filling method.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for making large areas of high aspect ratio micro or nanostructured foil using existing extrusion coating equipment. A method is disclosed for producing a high aspect ratio micro- or nanostructured thermoplastic polymer foil, or a nanostructured thermoplastic polymer coating on a carrier foil, comprising at least one high aspect ratio nanostructured surface area. The method comprises applying a high aspect ratio nanostructured surface on an extrusion coating roller and maintaining the temperature of the roller below the solidification temperature of the thermoplastic material. A thermoplastic foil and a thermoplastic coating made by the method is also disclosed.

Disclosed is a method for preparation and activation of a super hydrophobic electret nanofibrous filter material for cleaning PM2.5, comprising the steps as follows: (1) dissolving polymer powders and resin into a corresponding solvent so as to prepare a polymer solution, then stirring on a magnetic stirrer and standing for use; (2) in order to reinforce the electrostatic effect of the fiber, before preparing the polymer solution, adding in organic electret nanoparticles into the solvent, then oscillating with an ultrasonic oscillator; (3) in order to reinforce the super hydrophobic effect of the filter, spraying a low surface energy solution on the prepared nanofiber with a designed nozzle to carry out modification.

Device surfaces are rendered superhydrophobic and/or superoleophobic through microstructures and/or nanostructures that utilize the same base material(s) as the device itself without the need for coatings made from different materials or substances. A medical device includes a portion made from a base material having a surface adapted for contact with biological material, and wherein the surface is modified to become superhydrophobic, superoleophobic, or both, using only the base material, excluding non-material coatings. The surface may be modified using a subtractive process, an additive process, or a combination thereof. The product of the process may form part of an implantable device or a medical instrument, including a medical device or instrument associated with an intraocular procedure. The surface may be modified to include micrometer- or nanometer-sized pillars, posts, pits or cavitations; hierarchical structures having asperities; or posts/pillars with caps having dimensions greater than the diameters of the posts or pillars.

Accurate 3D printing is achieved by depositing a support material containing a polyether and a particulate rheological additive onto a substrate from a fixed applicator, the substrate being moveable.

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional solid polymeric article having surface effects comprising a polymer composition and 0.1 to 20% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, based on the total weight of the solid polymeric article, where the hydrophobic compound is intermixed throughout the polymer composition and throughout three-dimensional solid polymeric article; and where the hydrophobic compound is selected from a cyclic alcohol which is substituted with at least two hydrophobic groups.

To provide a decorative film in which swelling of a layer containing a fluorinated polymer is suppressed and adhesion of the layer containing the fluorinated polymer is excellent; and a method for producing a three-dimensional molded product provided with a decorative film. The decorative film is characterized by comprising a base film containing a plasticizer; a first layer containing at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyvinylidene fluoride, a polymethyl methacrylate and a polyurethane; and a second layer containing a fluorinated polymer comprising units based on a fluoroolefin and units based on at least one type of non-fluorinated monomer selected from the group consisting of a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, an allyl ether and an allyl ester, in this order; wherein the water contact angle of the surface on the first layer side of the second layer is larger than the water contact angle on the second layer side of the first layer, and the difference between the water contact angle of the surface on the first layer side of the second layer and the water contact angle of the surface on the second layer side of the first layer is more than 0° and at most 50°.

A 3-D printed device comprising one or more structures, the structures comprising a plurality of magnetically responsive particles and one or more diblock or triblock copolymers; the diblock or triblock copolymers having an A-B, A-B-A, or A-B-C block-type structure in which the A-blocks and C-blocks are an aromatic-based polymer or an acrylate-based polymer and the B-blocks are an aliphatic-based polymer. These 3-D printed devices may be formed using a method that comprises providing a magnetic ink composition; applying the magnetic ink composition to a substrate in a 3-D solvent cast printing process to form one or more structures; and drying the one or more structures formed from the magnetic ink composition. The dried structures can exhibit one or more regions of magnetic permeability greater than 1.3×10.sup.−6 H/m.

A composition including a three-dimensional polymeric printing powder; an organic polymeric additive on at least a portion of an external surface of the three-dimensional polymeric printing powder; wherein the organic polymeric additive is optionally cross-linked; and optionally, an inorganic additive on at least a portion of an external surface of the three-dimensional polymeric printing powder. A process for preparing a three-dimensional polymeric printing powder having an organic polymeric additive disposed thereon. A process for employing the three-dimensional polymeric printing powder including selective laser sintering.