superhydrophobicity
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superhydrophilicity
Since 1995
Used in products that defog glass and enable oil spots to be swept away with water. Such materials are already commercialized as door mirrors for cars, coatings for buildings.
The surface can be reversibly switched from being superhydrophilic to being superhydrophobic with a very small change in temperature.