Synergistic solar-powered water–electricity cogeneration using a 3D-printed heatsink-like device

Na Li, Jintao He, Jingjing Li, Zhaojun Li, Petri Murto, Zhihang Wang and Xiaofeng Xu

EES Sol., 2025, 1, 182
DOI: 10.1039/D4EL00041B

Green polyphenol-based photothermal interfacial evaporation systems toward solar water production

Xiaojiang Liu, Huayan You, Mengying Xie, Qinglin Zeng, Zhaoyuan Li, Mingrui Feng, Qishuo Sun, Xuan Lu, Fang He and Zhenxing Wang

Green Chem., 2024, 26, 6959
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC01486C

Magnetically driven Janus conical vertical array for all-weather freshwater collection

Xiangyi Zhang, Mengyao Zhu, Junhao Chen, Zongwei Wang, Sanchuan Li, Huiyu Yang, Hongman Xu, Guang He, Ziwei Deng, Shaojin Gu, Xin Liu and Bin Shang

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 1779
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH02083E

Bioinspired and 3D-printed solar evaporators for highly efficient freshwater-electricity co-generation

Xueqian Zhang, Jingjing Guo, Zikun Zou, Banggan Luo, Ning Li, Zhen Yang, Shaohui Xiong, Xu Wang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Mater. Horiz., 2025, 12, 5211
DOI: 10.1039/D5MH00442J

Gradient heating induced better balance among water transportation, salt resistance and heat supply in a high performance multi-functional solar-thermal desalination device

Chuanliang Chen, Lianhu Xiong, Xuezhong Zhang, Ke Tian, Zijian Dai, Qiang Fu and Hua Deng

Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 5161
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH01105D

Rapid and selective removal of toxic and radioactive anionic pollutants using an ionic covalent organic framework (iCOF-2)

Atikur Hassan, Md Mofizur Rahman Mollah, Soumen Das and Neeladri Das

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 17226
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA02557H

A skin-effect-inspired 3D solar evaporator for simultaneously achieving highly efficient steam generation and ultra-high salt resistance

Renzhong Deng, Yunqi Li, Qing Li, Yu Qiu, Haixiang Feng and Yangming Liu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 31914
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA06352J

N-doped graphene nanosheets-based optical nano switch for the selective detection of guanine and Pb2+

Vijayendra Kumar Tripathi, Gouri Sankar Das, Raju Kumar Gupta, Manish Srivastava and Kumud Malika Tripathi

RSC Sustainability, 2023, 1, 2319
DOI: 10.1039/D3SU00328K

An injectable all-small-molecule dynamic metallogel for suppressing sepsis

Haotian Li, Jianhua Zhang, Hongrui Xue, Lin Li, Xun Liu, Lei Yang, Zhipeng Gu, Yiyun Cheng, Yiwen Li and Quan Huang

Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 1789
DOI: 10.1039/D3MH00005B

Nature-inspired safe and efficient hair dyes: beyond the traditional hair dyes

Ting Zhang, Junfei Hu, Linghong Guo, Zhipeng Gu, Xian Jiang and Yiwen Li

Green Chem., 2024, 26, 3125
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC04741E

Direct polymerization of tyrosine conjugates into melanin-like polymers for efficient protection of photosensitive pesticides

Zikun Zou, Ting Zhang, Banggan Luo, Jingyu Wang, Rong Zhang, Xueqian Zhang, Zhen Yang and Yiwen Li

Mater. Horiz., 2026, 13, 1289
DOI: 10.1039/D5MH01758K

UV absorption enhanced polydopamine coating

Zhen Yang, Huijie Liu, Junyi Zhao, Chao Wang, Haotian Li, Xianheng Wang, Ye Yang, Haoxing Wu, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Mater. Horiz., 2024, 11, 2438
DOI: 10.1039/D4MH00109E

Benincasa hispidas-inspired pore-gradient aerogel with integrated water and thermal management for highly efficient solar vapor generation and water purification

Dongdong Ma, Xiangyi Zhang, Chenshan Dong, Huiyu Yang, Kaimin Deng, Mengyao Zhu, Ziwei Deng, Jingjing Huang, Shaojin Gu, Xin Liu and Bin Shang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 476, 146766
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.146766

Preparation, functional modification and industrial application of nanocellulose aerogels – A comprehensive review

Qinghua Ji, Zhenqi Li, Linxi Su, Isaac Duah Boateng, Cunshan Zhou and Xianming Liu

Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025, 193, 107591
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2025.107591

Computational Insights Into Melanin‐Cu3/Ni3/Fe3/Zn3 Interactions for Sensing and Biomedical Applications

Jamelah S. Al‐Otaib, Y. Sheena Mary, Roxy. M.S, Gaurav Jhaa, Savas Kaya and Maria Cristina Gamberini

ChemistrySelect, 2026, 11
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202506536

Advances in Gel-Based Solar Interfacial Evaporators: Advantages, Performance and Applications

Yang Yang, Gezhi Liu, Ying Zhang, Songlin Feng, Dan Xu and Yong Mei Chen

ACS Energy Lett., 2025, 10, 6123
DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02413

Green synthesis of photo-Fenton-active Fe-BDC from waste polyester for co-enhancing solar interfacial evaporation with organic contaminant remediation

Jie Liu, Hangyuan Du, Huiyue Wang, Hongrun Zhu, Xueying Wen, Xingpei Yu, Junhao Ai, Ran Niu, Nan Yao and Jiang Gong

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 526, 170839
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.170839

Waste Tea-Derived Theabrownins for Solar-Driven Steam Generation

Maoyun Li, Wanjie Bai, Yiyan Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Haoxing Wu, Yiwen Li and Yuanting Xu

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 10158
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18438

Sunflower-inspired hydrogel evaporator with mutual reinforcement of evaporation and photodegradation for integrated water management

Jincui Gu, Yi Zhang, Peng Xiao, Qi Fan, Jianmin Guan, Kun Liang and Tao Chen

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 490, 151550
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.151550

Biomimetic evaporator based on highly oriented sodium alginate fibers with vertical channel structure for efficient seawater desalination

Yi Zhu, Yaoyang Chen, Pengfei Ma, Haolun Xing, Jianqiang Fan, Xiaohua Deng, Yuansen Liu, Ling Lin and Quanxing Zheng

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 514, 163410
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.163410

Magnetically recyclable three-dimensional aerogel water evaporator for organic pollutant removal via solar-powered interfacial water evaporation cooperated with photocatalysis

Hao Kan, Wenting Li, Chunyu Yang, Xiaotong Zhang, Zhuoran Yang and Wei Guo

Desalination, 2024, 586, 117793
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117793

Self-sterilization and self-powered real-time respiratory monitoring of reusable masks engineered by bioinspired coatings

Haotian Li, Ning Li, Yiyan Yang, Linjun Zhang, Wanjie Bai, Xueqian Zhang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Nano Energy, 2023, 115, 108750
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2023.108750

Superhydrophobic sand evaporator with core-shell structure for long-term salt-resistant solar desalination

Qingyang Xue, Peng Xiao, Jincui Gu, Wenqin Wang, Luke Yan and Tao Chen

Water Research, 2024, 253, 121290
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121290

Eumelanin-like Poly(levodopa) Nanoscavengers for Inflammation Disease Therapy

Xianheng Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Lei Yang, Tianyou Wang, Gaigai Duan, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Biomacromolecules, 2024, 25, 2563
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.4c00092

Synthetic fungal melanin UV absorbers

Chao Wang, Rong Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Xueqian Zhang, Hengjie Zhang, Huan Cao, Zhen Yang and Yiwen Li

Sci. China Chem., 2024, 67, 3098
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-024-2034-x

Silsesquioxane-crosslinked chitosan aerogels with highly selective adsorption for Au(III)

Jiuxiao Dong and Hongzhi Liu

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 296, 139686
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139686

Quercetin‐Based Magnetic Porous Organic Polymers for Efficient Adsorption of Phenolic Pollutants

Qimeng Zhu, Zewen Nie, Dongxin Yang, Lijun Sun, Liqiu Wang and Weitao Gong

Macro Chemistry & Physics, 2025, 226
DOI: 10.1002/macp.202400494

Cellulose‐based Interfacial Solar Evaporators: Structural Regulation and Performance Manipulation

Weijie Wu, Yuanting Xu, Xiaofan Ma, Zhiwei Tian, Chunmei Zhang, Jingquan Han, Xiaoshuai Han, Shuijian He, Gaigai Duan and Yiwen Li

Adv Funct Materials, 2023, 33
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202302351

Camel Dung-Derived Biochar for the Removal of Copper(II) and Chromium(III) Ions from Aqueous Solutions: Adsorption and Kinetics Studies

Kenesha Wilson, Jibran Iqbal, Amira Obaid Abdalla Obaid Hableel, Zainab Naji Khalaf Beyaha Alzaabi and Yousef Nazzal

ACS Omega, 2024, 9, 11500
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08230

Bio-inspired and Multifunctional Polyphenol-Coated Textiles

Wenjing Liu, Rong Zhang, Gaigai Duan, Ling Zhang, Yiwen Li and Lei Yang

Adv. Fiber Mater., 2024, 6, 952
DOI: 10.1007/s42765-024-00403-x

Robust Hierarchically Porous Hydrogel Solar Evaporators Based on Metal‐Phenolic Networks‐Coated Carbon Nanotubes

Banggan Luo, Bo Liang, Jingyu Wang, Zhen Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Shaohui Xiong, Lei Yang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202504823

Dynamic diselenide bond‐enabled liquid crystal elastomer‐based two‐way shape memory aerogels with weldability and closed‐loop recyclability

Meng Wang, Jingshu Li and Hong Yang

Smart Molecules, 2023, 1
DOI: 10.1002/smo.20230009

Solar steam generation system with photothermal-electrothermal synergistic evaporation and efficient salt-resistance concurrently

Di Wang, Shuai Wang, Hui Deng, Tianle Tan, Guangxv Liu and Zilong Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 116090
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.116090

Bio-inspired 3D architectured aerogel evaporator for highly efficient solar seawater desalination

Jianqiushi Ma, Xuhui Sun, Yi liu, Liwei Wang, Meng An, Minjun Kim, Yusuke Yamauchi, Nithima Khaorapapong and Zhanhui Yuan

Nano Energy, 2025, 137, 110781
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2025.110781

A Self-Cleaning TiO2 Bacterial Cellulose Super-Hydrophilic Underwater Super-Oleophobic Composite Membrane for Efficient Oil–Water Separation

Yawen Cui, Xudong Zheng, Tongtong Xu, Biao Ji, Jinfeng Mei and Zhongyu Li

Molecules, 2023, 28, 3396
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083396

Adaptive ZnO interlayer for MnO2 deposition-dissolution reaction in aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries

Fengfeng Li, Yifeng Qi, Yang Yang, Hongwei Sheng, Haoshuo Zhang, Guomei Tang and Wei Lan

Journal of Energy Storage, 2025, 134, 118389
DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2025.118389

Oven-drying of cellulose 3D skeleton for solar-powered seawater desalination with the assistance of cell template strategy

Lin Tang, Shiyu Zong, Jingxuan Ai, Xinyan He, Jiufang Duan and Jianxin Jiang

Carbohydrate Polymers, 2026, 373, 124664
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2025.124664

Sunlight-induced Permanent Hair Dyeing

Ting Zhang, Bo Liang, Jian-Hua Zhang, Lei Yang, Jun-Fei Hu and Yi-Wen Li

Chin J Polym Sci, 2025, 43, 261
DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3274-1

Recent progress of solar-driven interfacial evaporation based on salt-resistant and oil-repellent materials

Chaohu Xiao, Min Yin, Huan Zeng, Qi-Meige Hasi, Yuhan Zhang, Shujing Zhao, Lihua Chen and An Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 508, 161009
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.161009

MnO2-modified PEEK membrane for efficient oil-water separation and solar-assisted seawater desalination

Jueyu He, Hongwei Su, Guilong Yan, Li Wang, Dong Xiang, Zhenyu Li, Yuanpeng Wu and Jingyu Chen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, 129206
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.129206

Metal-Loaded Synthetic Melanin via Oxidative Polymerization of Neurotransmitter Norepinephrine Exhibiting High Photothermal Conversion

Jiaxin Yuan, Ying Liu, Yukong Li, Qing Chang, Xiaoyong Deng and Yijun Xie

Nano Lett., 2024, 24, 6353
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01246

Biomimetic nanofibrillar/hyaluronic acid hydrogels remodel the neuromodulatory microenvironment for enhanced bone regeneration

Jielin Wang, Han Ye, Bozhuang Zhou, Zhen Pan, Yucai Li, Zhenyuan Wei, Bin Chai, Yizhou Gao, Xiaojian Ye and Jiangming Yu

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2025, 36, 110133
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110133

Polycondensation-Involved Melanin-like Polymers for Enhanced Solar Energy Utilization

Wanjie Bai, Peng Yang, Hengjie Zhang, Tianyou Wang, Yiyan Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Gaigai Duan, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 4566
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c00852

A robust and 3D-printed solar evaporator based on naturally occurring molecules

Xueqian Zhang, Yu Yan, Ning Li, Peng Yang, Yiyan Yang, Gaigai Duan, Xu Wang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Science Bulletin, 2023, 68, 203
DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.01.017

Flexible sorbent-filled solar evaporator drives Pb contaminated soil remediation

Yuejianshu Li, Pan Wu, Naihao Luo, Keyi Liu, Xiong Yang, Yafei Shi, Gary Owens and Kewu Pi

Applied Thermal Engineering, 2025, 266, 125656
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125656

Application-oriented development of underwater superoleophobic materials: From bioinspired design to practical demands

Danna Liu, Wei Chen, Jingxin Meng and Shutao Wang

Matter, 2026, 9, 102569
DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102569

Quaternary Ammonium Assisted Synthesis of Melanin-like Poly(l-DOPA) Nanoparticles with a Boosted Photothermal Effect

Xianheng Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Haotian Li, Rong Zhang, Xianxian Yang, Wenjing Li, Zhen Li, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 22493
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c01513

Multifunctional photothermal hydrogels: Design principles, various functions, and promising biological applications

Zikang Hu, Hengjie Zhang, Zhengqiu Li, Tianbao Zhao, Zhipeng Gu, Qijuan Yuan and Baoshu Chen

Chinese Chemical Letters, 2024, 35, 109527
DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109527

Comparison of Electrospun Titania and Zinc Oxide Nanofibers for Perovskite Solar Cells and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye

Zafar Arshad, Mumtaz Ali, Eui-Jong Lee, Mubark Alshareef, Marwah M. Alsowayigh, Kinza Shahid, Raghisa Shahid and Kang Hoon Lee

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 1062
DOI: 10.3390/catal13071062

Simply Prepared, Wood‐Based Solar Evaporators for Highly Effective Oily Wastewater Purification

Xichun Zhang, Chao Teng, Yucheng Dong, Xintao Gao, Guoxu Zhou, Rongfang Wang, Hui Wang, Xuyun Wang and Xiaoyan Ma

Solar RRL, 2024, 8
DOI: 10.1002/solr.202300937

Solar-powered flow-through catalytic evaporator for high-performance water desalination and synergistic pollutant degradation

Lvfu Song, Kangxin Zhu, Lizheng Jin, Chaoliang Ma, Furong Chen, Yitian Wu, Xin Zheng, Sai Wu, Yajun Pang, Zhehong Shen and Hao Chen

Desalination, 2024, 586, 117889
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117889

Structural and functional tailoring of interfacial solar evaporators using 3D printing

Xueqian Zhang, Jingyu Wang, Xu Wang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Materials Today, 2025, 83, 484
DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2025.01.011

Three-Dimensional Dynamic Compression Evaporator with High Salt-Resistance for Efficient Seawater Desalination

Xu Zheng, Zexin Chen, Daqi Chen, Jingting Xie, Jincai Liu, Yangke Li, Weilong Lin, Weijiang Chen, Wanzhu Cai, Feipeng Zheng and Jifu Shi

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 3962
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c08854

Design and Application of Light Responsive Smart Bio-adhesive Materials★

Hengjie Zhang, Kunrui Liu, Xianchun Chen, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Acta Chimica Sinica, 2023, 81, 1739
DOI: 10.6023/A23090402

3D-honeycomb architectures evaporator toward mutual reinforcement of evaporation and catalysis for efficient freshwater harvesting

Yi Zhang, Peng Xiao, Jincui Gu, Wenqin Wang and Tao Chen

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024, 40, e00925
DOI: 10.1016/j.susmat.2024.e00925

Melanin for Photoprotection and Hair Coloration in the Emerging Era of Nanocosmetics

Arianna Menichetti, Dario Mordini, Silvia Vicenzi and Marco Montalti

IJMS, 2024, 25, 5862
DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115862

Structural disruption of melanin-like polymers with boosted UV protection

Zhen Yang, Xianheng Wang, Wanjie Bai, Zikun Zou, Haoxing Wu and Yiwen Li

Sci. China Chem., 2024, 67, 1653
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-023-1928-3

Manipulating the antioxidative capacity of melanin-like nanoparticles by involving condensation polymerization

Peng Yang, Tianyou Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Hengjie Zhang, Wanjie Bai, Gaigai Duan, Wei Zhang, Jinrong Wu, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Sci. China Chem., 2023, 66, 1520
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-023-1542-8

Spatially regulated water-heat transport by fluidic diode membrane for efficient solar-powered desalination and electricity generation

Yuanhang Cao, Jiemin Wang, Weixin Guan, Meng An, Peng Yan, Zhengtong Li, Changsheng Zhao and Guihua Yu

Nat Commun, 2025, 16
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60283-6

Exploitation of green synthesized chromium doped zinc oxide nanorods (NRs) mediated by flower extract of Rhododendron arboreum for highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of cationic dyes Malachite green (MG) and Fuchsin basic (FB)

Tanuj, Rajesh Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Neerja Kalra, Subhash Sharma and Amritpal Singh

International Journal of Phytoremediation, 2024, 26, 1193
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2300406

Ultra‐High Bromine Removal from Waste Water and Downstream High‐Value Utilization Using Melanin‐Like Polymers

Wanjie Bai, Bo Liang, Banggan Luo, Jingyu Wang, Hengjie Zhang, Xueqian Zhang, Lei Yang, Yuanting Xu and Yiwen Li

Small, 2025, 21
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202410496

Hydrogels as promising platforms for solar-driven water evaporators

Xinyu Jing, Fangfei Liu, Tursun Abdiryim and Xiong Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 479, 147519
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.147519

Biomass aerogel: An emerging eco-friendly material for adsorbing pollutants in water

Wei Liu, Chen Dai, Linheng He, Xingyu Liu, Zhiyang Zhao, Wenqian Yan, Man Yuan, Zihao Song and Sheng Cui

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 513, 162977
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.162977

Waterwheel-inspired rotating evaporator for efficient and stable solar desalination even in saturated brine

Hanjin Jiang, Xinghang Liu, Haitao Wang, Dewen Wang, Yanan Guo, Dong Wang, Gang Gao, Xiaoyi Wang and Chaoquan Hu

Science Bulletin, 2023, 68, 1640
DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.07.011

Customized Microenvironments Spontaneously Facilitate Coupled Engineering of Real‐Life Large‐Scale Clean Water Capture and Pollution Remediation

Jinhu Wang, Mingyuzhi Sun, Changle Liu, Yuchuan Ye, Mengshan Chen, Zhemeng Zhao, Yongcai Zhang, Xiaohu Wu, Kaiwen Wang and Yingtang Zhou

Advanced Materials, 2023, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306103

Regulation of the Light Absorption and Photothermal Performance of Melanin-Like Polymers

Yuan Zou, Tianyou Wang, Xu Lin, Lei Yang and Yiwen Li

Acc. Chem. Res., 2025, 58, 2815
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00346

Smart Antibacterial Coatings with On‐Demand Drug Release and Real‐Time Monitoring

Haotian Li, Linjun Zhang, Bo Liang, Hongrui Xue, Huan Cao, Zhen Li, Lei Yang and Yiwen Li

Adv Funct Materials, 2025, 35
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202411985

Nanocellulose-based composite aerogels toward the environmental protection: Preparation, modification and applications

Jingjiang Yang, Xiaoshuai Han, Weisen Yang, Jiapeng Hu, Chunmei Zhang, Kunming Liu and Shaohua Jiang

Environmental Research, 2023, 236, 116736
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116736

Polysaccharides and their derivatives for solar-driven water evaporators

Mengyao Su, Fangfei Liu, Tursun Abdiryim and Xiong Liu

Cellulose, 2024, 31, 7251
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-024-06075-5

In Situ Fabrication of Robust Polyphenolic Hydrogels for Skin Protection and Repair

Huan Cao, Jinyao Zhu, Jianhua Zhang, Lei Yang, Xutong Guo, Rong Tian, Haoxing Wu, Yiwen Li and Zhipeng Gu

Chem. Mater., 2023, 35, 2191
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00159

Bioinspired polydopamine hydrogels: Strategies and applications

Yuanting Xu, Junfei Hu, Jingjing Hu, Yiyun Cheng, Xianchun Chen, Zhipeng Gu and Yiwen Li

Progress in Polymer Science, 2023, 146, 101740
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101740

Melanin-Inspired Composite Materials: From Nanoarchitectonics to Applications

Shang Liu, Ran Ding, Jiaxin Yuan, Xicheng Zhang, Xiaoyong Deng, Yijun Xie and Zhao Wang

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 3001
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14604

In Situ MXene Anchored Structure for Highly Durable Solar Steam Generation

Jin Yan, Haoran Kong, Yuting Li, Qinhuan Wang, Xiang Liu and Yu Wang

Nano Lett., 2024, 24, 3515
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00487

Plant Transpiration-Inspired Biomass-Based Device with Underwater Oleophobicity for Efficient General-Purpose Solar-Driven Oily Wastewater Purification

Zhenglong Xu, Yifan Yang, Wei Yao, Chuming Ye, Haohui Qiao, Jianfeng Shen and Mingxin Ye

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 48336
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c12333

Flexible Cu2O-Cu co-doped carbon nanofibrous membrane for efficient solar-driven clean water production

Wanlong Li, Yuqing Ren, Quan Feng, Xianhong Zheng, Xiangyun Zhou, Jianghui Zhao and Zhi Liu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 523, 168460
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.168460

Light Harvesting Modulation of Melanin-Like Polymers via Thiol-Michael “Click” Chemistry

Yuan Zou, Huijie Liu, Xianheng Wang, Yuanting Xu, Ye Yang, Wanjie Bai and Yiwen Li

Macromolecules, 2023, 56, 9530
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.3c02061

Mussel-inspired surface modification for high-rate and effectively complex wastewater systems purification

Minrui Zhan, Xi Zhang, Rong Liu, Manman Zhao, Wenkai Li, Huiyu Yang, Jiehao Du, Wei Chen, Shaojin Gu, Xin Liu and Bin Shang

Desalination, 2026, 629, 120146
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2026.120146

Carbon/Ni-doped SnO2-x nanofibrous membrane to effectively purify soluble/immiscible pollutants from diverse aquatic systems by combining filtration and solar assisted interface evaporation

Yunlong Liu, Yuyu Su, Zhenyu Li, Mier Bai, Guilong Yan, Li Wang, Yuanpeng Wu and Jingyu Chen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 378, 134553
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.134553

Melanin-like polymers with boosted light absorption across the full spectrum for plant photoprotection

Zikun Zou, Peng Yang, Xiao Li, Chen Liu, Hui Du, Zhen Yang and Yiwen Li

Polymer, 2026, 343, 129397
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2025.129397

Tree-inspired nanofiber aerogel with vertically aligned microchannels for salt-resistant solar desalination and oil-in-water emulsion separation

Wenxuan Cao, Min Zhang, Yixin Zhang, Qinwei Fan, Shuang Chen, Siying Xu, Wenjing Ma, Ranhua Xiong and Chaobo Huang

Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 719, 123723
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.123723

Oily wastewater detector based on superhydrophobic liquid marbles

Jing Sun, Yuan Xu, Weihao Pan, Yushuai Hu, Zhihao He, Wen Xu and Jinlong Song

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 692, 134030
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134030

Engineered PVA aerogels for effective mercury species removal with quick regeneration in wastewater remediation

Mimi Sun, Mengzhu Cao, Jingjuan Wang, Yanni Bi and Chong-Bo Ma

Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2024, 57, 104618
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104618

Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye from Wastewater by Using Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles

Shreya Modi, Virendra Kumar Yadav, Abdelfattah Amari, Abeer Yousef Alyami, Amel Gacem, Hamed N. Harharah and Madhusudan Hiraman Fulekar

Water, 2023, 15, 2275
DOI: 10.3390/w15122275

Improving broadband absorption of carbon dot conjugated melanin via pre-doping strategy as interfacial photothermal evaporator

Guoyu Kan, Yukong Li, Qing Chang, Xiaoyong Deng and Yijun Xie

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 500, 156705
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156705

Camphor-Soothed Banana Stem Biowaste in the Productivity and Sustainability of Solar-Powered Desalination

Ajay Kumar Kaviti, Siva Ram Akkala, Vineet Singh Sikarwar, Pilli Sai Snehith and Moodapelly Mahesh

Applied Sciences, 2023, 13, 1652
DOI: 10.3390/app13031652

Superwetting and photothermal Cu-tetracyanoquinodimethane@stainless steel mesh composite membrane for efficient freshwater generation from oily wastewater emulsions and seawater

Mengyu Xia, Yike He, Zhenyu Li, Hongwei Su, Gang Xie, Guilong Yan, Li Wang, Dong Xiang, Yuanpeng Wu, Jingyu Chen and Xungai Wang

Desalination, 2025, 601, 118578
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.118578

A thiolated TiO2-based degradable superhydrophobic wood for oil–water separation and heavy metal treatment

Zhuohan Chen, Xiaojing Su, Kunquan Li, Shaoxing Niu, Zibin Shen, Xuanjun Li, Shengye Chen and Wenjian Wu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, 128949
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.128949