Advanced Ceramics with Extraordinary Wettability: From Fundamental Research to Industrial Engineering

Supported by the widespread adoption of bionic concepts in interfacial science, extraordinary wettability represented by superwettability has gained enormous achievements during the past decades and remains a critical research hot point both in fundamental science and in industrial engineering. Although many types of surfaces with extraordinary wettability are fabricated by organics through this approach, some intrinsic drawbacks of organic material are emerging and obstructing further applications. Facing the dilemma between science and engineering, utilizing advanced inorganic ceramics is deemed as an alternative way to construct surfaces with extraordinary wettability which can fulfill other demands of industrial applications simultaneously, especially given the high mechanical robustness and remarkable high‐temperature stability of this material. Thus, this article provides a concise perspective on the relationship as well as recent developments between ceramics and extraordinary wettability regarding inert and reactive wetting systems to serve as a guidance for future material design in this field.