Figure 1
From: Bio-inspired superhydrophilic coatings with high anti-adhesion against mineral scales
Schematic illustration of anti-adhesion performance against mineral crystals on renal tubules and the corresponding bio-inspired hydrogel coatings. In a flowing mineral solution, mineral crystals tend to detach from normal renal tubules with nanohairs (a) but adhere onto injured ones without nanohairs (b). For the corresponding bio-inspired hydrogel coatings, mineral crystals easily wash away from nanohair hydrogel coatings (c) but adhere onto flat hydrogel coatings (d).
