The superhydrophobic surfaces with the water contact angle greater than 150° and the contact angle hysteresis less than 10° have aroused a considerable interest in the scientific and industrial community due to their great importance in the fundamental research and the potential industrial applications. Generally speaking, the superhydrophobic surfaces can be fabricated by creating a rough structure on a hydrophobic material surface or modifying a rough surface with a special low surface energy material. This paper reviews the preparation methods based on superhydrophobic wood sciences, as well as the applications of the sol-gel processing, the hydrothermal synthesis processing, the wet chemical method, the surface coating technology and the solution-immersion process, and some suggestions about how the field is likely to advance in future are made. Some problems in the present stage, and the development in the future are discussed.

wood  /  superhydrophobic  /  biomimetic