Front Matter -- Handbook of Self-Cleaning Surfaces and Materials -- Introduction: Photoprocesses Overview / Xintong Zhang, Hiroshi Irie, Donald Tryk, Akira Fujishima -- Mechanisms of Photoinduced Oxidative Decomposition / Yoshio Nosaka, Atsuko Y Nosaka -- Reaction Mechanisms for TiO 2 Powder Photocatalyzed Systems / Andrew Mills, Christopher O'Rourke -- Mechanism of Photo-Induced Superhydrophilicity / Hiroshi Irie, Donald A Tryk, Kazuhito Hashimoto, Akira Fujishima -- Theoretical Investigation on Optical Signatures and Photochemical Properties of Photocatalytic TiO 2 Surfaces / Giacomo Giorgi, Koichi Yamashita -- Scientific Evaluation Methods in Photocatalysis Studies / Bunsho Ohtani -- Photocatalyst Activity Indicator Inks (Paii's) / Andrew Mills, Daniel Hawthorne, Nathan Wells -- Fabrication of TiO 2 Thin Films by Solution Processes and Preparation of Coating Solutions / Takayuki Ban, Yutaka Ohya -- Morphology Control of TiO 2 Particles Toward Highly Active Decomposition Under UV or Visible Light / Teruhisa Ohno, Naoya Murakami -- Development of Visible-Light-Driven Super-Hydrophilic Thin Film / Masahiro Miyauchi -- Nitrogen Doping into TiO 2 and Loading of Co-Catalysts for Enhanced Photocatalysis Under Visible-Light Irradiation / Takeshi Morikawa, Ryoji Asahi, Takeshi Ohwaki -- Electronic States in Pure and Doped Anatase TiO 2 : A Theoretical Perspective / Cristiana Di Valentin, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Annabella Selloni -- Visible-Light Photocatalysis by Two-Center Surface Coordination Complexes with Titania as Ligand / Horst Kisch -- Metal Ion Grafts Toward Visible-Light Response / Hiroshi Irie, Kazuhito Hashimoto -- Self-Cleaning Surfaces in Plants: The Discovery of the Lotus Effect as a Key Innovation for Biomimetic Technologies / Wilhelm Barthlott -- Self-Cleaning Property of Plant Leaves and Bioinspired Super Unwetting Surfaces / Meirong Song, Lei Jiang -- Self-Cleaning Dry Adhesives / Jonathan B Puthoff, Kellar Autumn -- Self-Cleaning Glass in Urban Environment / Anne Chabas, Tiziana Lombardo -- Self-Cleaning Glass / Tetsuo Minaai, Kevin D Sanderson -- Nb x O y Nanosheet Film for Self-Cleaning Glass / Ken-ichi Katsumata, Akira Fujishima -- Self-Cleaning-Coated Fabrics for Architectural Membrane Structures / Hiroshi Toyoda, Kazuhiro Abe, Tokuyoshi Saitoh -- Photocatalytic-Mediated Self-Cleaning of Natural and Artificial Fibers Under Daylight Irradiation at Ambient Temperature / John Kiwi *, Sami Rtimi -- Application of Self-Cleaning Ceramic and Glass Insulators for Electricity Transmission / Wenxin Dai, Ping Liu, Xun Chen, Zhaohui Li, Jiandong Zhuang, Xuxu Wang, Xianzhi Fu -- TiO 2 - Ag Antibacterial Coatings for Biomedical Uses / Hitoshi Ishiguro, Yanyan Yao, Yoshinobu Kubota -- TiO 2 Nanotubes and Their Photocatalytic Applications / Yanyan Song, Kiyoung Lee, Indhumati Paramasivam, Doohun Kim, Benjamin P Wilson, Patrik Schmuki -- No Ice Left Behind / Alison Grinthal, Lidiya Mishchenko, Joanna Aizenberg -- Surface Factors for Static/Dynamic Hydrophobicity and Their Evaluation / Akira Nakajima, Munetoshi Sakai -- Superhydrophobic Anticorrosion Coating / Takahiro Ishizaki, Takuya Furukawa, Naosumi Kamiyama, Nagahiro Saito, Osamu Takai -- Regenerable Hydrophobic-Hydrophilic Patterned Surfaces for Printing / Kazuya Nakata, Shunsuke Nishimoto, Xintong Zhang, Akira Fujishima -- Index