Energy-free cooling coatings present great potential to reduce global energy consumption, in which passive daytime radiative cooling (PDRC) without the use of additional electricity is promising. In spite of exciting...

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Superhydrophobic surfaces on PET textiles were fabricated by combined bioinspiration from the strong adhesion of marine mussels and the two-scale structure of lotus leaves under mild conditions. Dopamine can spontaneously polymerize in alkaline aqueous solution to form a thin adhesive layer of polydopamine (PDA) wrapping on the micro-scale fibers. The as-formed thin PDA layer worked as a reactive template to generate PDA nanoparticles decorated on the fiber surfaces, imparting the textiles with excellent UV-shielding properties as well as a hierarchical structure similar to the morphology of the lotus leaf. After further modification with perfluorodecyl trichlorosilane, the textiles turned superhydrophobic with a water contact angle higher than 150°. Due to the strong adhesion of PDA to a wide range of materials, the present strategy may be extendable to fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces on a variety of other substrates.

A three-dimensional (3D) conductive network with high sensitivity and a wide response range is applicable for wearable strain sensors. However, structural deformation of the 3D network under mechanical stimuli gives rise to mass pores, which are easily soaked by rain, sweat, oil, and so on, thus affecting the sensitivity of the sensors. Herein, a stretchable film with outstanding superhydrophobicity is proposed for reliable strain sensors based on a 3D conductive network. First, superconductive carbon black (SCB) nanoparticles are assembled on electrospun fibers of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) to form a TPU/SCB conductive film. Then, a dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fluorinated silica (F-SiO2) is sprayed on the TPU/SCB film to form a conductive TPU/SCB@CNTs/F-SiO2 composite film. After immersion of the composite film in a mixed solution of poly­(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane (PFDTS) and drying, a flexible conductive superamphiphobic film was obtained. When the film was used as a strain sensor, it showed superior sensitivity (12.05–60.42), a wide strain range (0–100%), a fast response time (75–100 ms), and good stability in stretching–relaxing cycles. Benefiting from the favorable superamphiphobicity, the obtained strain sensor could be effectively utilized to display stable electrical signals underwater and monitor human motions under dry/sweat exposure, showing significant potential in practical wearable sensors for stretchable, breathable, and reliable human behavior monitoring.