Smart Membrane Surfaces: Wettability Amplification and Self-Healing

This chapter is dedicated to deal with membrane surface sensitivity as a powerful tool to direct events such as fouling mitigation, self-cleaning, liquid flows and self-repairing. Wettability and self-healing concepts are discussed through the chapter with emphasis on the attractive opportunity to combine different strategies for switching and adjusting morphology and chemistry of the surfaces depending on desired target. Membrane ability to cause in situ-cleaning, liquid diffusion, self- restoring and auto-recovery is argued in relation to self-adjustment, adaptability and actuation mechanisms.