Since it was first reported,surface engineering has evolved from traditional surface engineering to composite surface engineering,nano-surface engineering,and surface engineering automation,and is now finding applications in frontier fields like information technology,biotechnology,and nano-technology.The advent of the intelligent era gave rise to intelligent surface engineering,which is aimed at endowing surfaces with intelligent control capabilities,allowing them to be self-sensing,self-adaptive,and self-healing,thereby achieving smart control over tribological behaviors.In this paper,the surface intelligence of the human body is introduced,including skin self-perception,joint self-perception,digestive tract self-adaptation,and epidermis self-healing.Innovations in self-sensing surfaces,such as touch screen self-sensing surfaces,damage self-sensing surfaces,friction self-sensing surfaces,and touch pressure self-sensing surfaces,are presented.Introductions to self-adaptive surface innovations are provided,which include self-adaptive surface discoloration,self-adaptive dimming coatings,self-adaptive hydrophobic coatings,self-cleaning dust removal surfaces,self-adaptive stealth surfaces,self-hardening wear-resistant surfaces,and self-friction reducing superlubricity surfaces.Self-healing surface innovations,such as plant self-healing,self-healing polymer films,self-healing conductive skins,self-healing ionic skins,self-healing anticorrosive coatings,self-healing proteomes,self-healing articular cartilages,and self-healing wear scratches,are discussed.The intersection and integration of bionic science and surface engineering technology should be thoroughly examined in intelligent surface manufacturing.In tribology,bionics,and low carbon science,many key theoretical and technical problems are yet to be explored.A breakthrough,when achieved,is expected to promote the significant advancement of intelligent surface engineering.It is anticipated that friction intelligent surface engineering will underpin the progress of intelligent equipment manufacturing technology and pave the way for a faster,stronger,and more stable mechanical system.Through bionic intelligent surface engineering,robots are expected to gain a more intelligent sense of their own movement,spatial perception,and responsiveness to external stimuli.Low-carbon intelligent surface engineering is predicted to decrease the energy consumption of the friction system and carbon emissions in the construction sector,thus intertwining tribology and surface engineering research with the responsibility of the community of shared future for mankind.
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