The functionality of tunable liquid droplet adhesion is crucial for many applications such as
self-cleaning surfaces and water collectors. However, it is still a challenge to achieve real …

Surfaces with tunable liquid adhesion have aroused great attention in past years. However,
it remains challenging to endow a surface with the capability of droplet recognition and …

Magnetically responsive structured surfaces enabling multifunctional droplet manipulation
are of significant interest in both scientific and engineering research. To realize magnetic …

Natural evolution has endowed diverse species with distinct geometric micro/nanostructures
exhibiting admirable functions. Examples include anisotropic microgrooves/microstripes on …

Dynamic self-assembly represents an effective approach to form energy-dissipative
structures by introducing interactions among multiple building blocks with a continuous …

This paper presents a novel approach for automatic, rapid and efficient micro-droplet mixing
on 'open-surface'droplet-based microfluidics system via magnetic actuation. A two-step …

Droplet manipulations are critical for applications ranging from biochemical analysis,
medical diagnosis to environmental controls. Even though magnetic actuation has exhibited …

Manipulation of discrete droplets is a paramount procedure in a broad spectrum of
disciplines from digital microfluidics to energy and water systems. In these applications …

Stimuli-responsive anisotropic slippery surfaces (ASSs) have demonstrated intriguing
performance in manipulating the behaviors of some liquids. However, most present methods …

Nature-inspired magnetically responsive intelligent topography surfaces have attracted
considerable attention owing to their controllable droplet manipulation abilities. However, it …