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Record W7082380590 · doi:10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101581

Non-fluorinated superomniphobic surfaces

2025· article· en· W7082380590 on OpenAlex

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affAt least one author lists a Canadian institution in the pinned OpenAlex snapshot.
fundA Canadian funder is recorded on the work.

Bibliographic record

VenueProgress in Materials Science · 2025
Typearticle
Languageen
FieldComputer Science
TopicGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
Canadian institutionsUniversity of TorontoUniversity of British Columbia
FundersNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaUniversity of Toronto
KeywordsLeverage (statistics)OxidePhase (matter)World wideLow energy

Abstract

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Superomniphobic surfaces, capable of repelling a wide range of liquids including low-surface-tension oils, rely on a synergy between surface chemistry and texture. For decades, these surfaces have primarily relied on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) due to their low surface energy and durability. However, the persistence of PFAS in the environment and their toxicological risks have triggered global regulations to phase out their use. This transition presents substantial challenges, especially in sectors such as textiles, food packaging, and electronics, where oil and chemical resistance are essential and fluorine-free alternatives remain limited. While recent research has made progress in developing PFAS-free superhydrophobic surfaces, there remains a significant gap in understanding and designing non-fluorinated superomniphobic systems. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent strategies for achieving superomniphobicity without fluorinated chemistry. We discuss both texture- and chemistry-based approaches, including coatings made with silica nanoparticles, treated fabrics, and metal oxide nanostructures, as well as coating-free systems that leverage advanced 3D-printing to fabricate doubly and triply re-entrant geometries. Importantly, we highlight limitations in scalability, durability, and liquid-specific performance. By identifying key material and structural design considerations, this review offers a clear perspective on current challenges and emerging opportunities for creating sustainable, high-performance, PFAS-free superomniphobic surfaces.

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Full frame distilled prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.001
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.000
Version: codex-gemma-dda1882f352aValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Bench or experimental · Consensus signal: Bench or experimental
GenreCandidate signal: Empirical · Consensus signal: Empirical
Teacher disagreement score0.077
Threshold uncertainty score0.487

Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.0010.000
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0000.000
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0000.000
Bibliometrics0.0000.002
Science and technology studies0.0000.001
Scholarly communication0.0010.001
Open science0.0020.001
Research integrity0.0000.000
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0000.000

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.010
GPT teacher head0.265
Teacher spread0.254 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it