The control of surface wettability (nano and micro roughness and chemical functions) is a major challenge for many practical applications and for new materials like superhydro/oleophobic surfaces. The biomimetism of natural surfaces allowed for the deeper understanding of our fundamental knowledge of surface wettability. The consequence is the development of many methods to reproduce this phenomenon and to conceive anti-wetting surfaces from water to oil. Hence,  the study of superhydrophobic surfaces is exponential since 2004 with more than 700 publications in 2010 and in 2011, and more than 350 patents up to now in 2013. Thus, some reviews on superhydrophobic materials were reported, showing the interest of the scientific community in this domain. However, the elaboration of superoleophobic surfaces was reported only in few works, mainly based on a fluorinated post-treatment of rough surfaces. Indeed, the lower the surface tension of the liquid probe is, the more difficult it is to prevent spreading out. Here, we report examples of the elaboration of superoleo-and-hydro-phobic surfaces by electrodeposition (one-pot build-up method). In order to consider the possible modulation of oleophobic/hydrophobic behaviour, the relation between the surface properties and the electrochemical parameters is also presented. Advanced Materials, 2013  , 25, 1378-1394

Adventure in superomniphobic surfaces

247th National Meeting (2014)

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