Ferrofluids are liquids exhibiting remarkably strong response to magnetic fields, which leads
to fascinating properties useful in various applications. Understanding the wetting properties …

Fog harvesting is a useful technique for obtaining fresh water in arid climates. The wire
meshes currently utilized for fog harvesting suffer from dual constraints: coarse meshes …

Inspired by natural creatures, such as spider silk, scientists have designed various bionic
materials with special wettability. Compared with two-dimensional and three-dimensional …

Surface wettability is an influential property and plays a pivotal role in fog harvesting. Two
types of surfaces ie, hydrophilic and hydrophobic are generally used for fog harvesting. A …

This paper reports on our investigation of the effects of surface roughness on the equilibrium
shape and apparent contact angles of a droplet deposited on a fiber. In particular, the shape …

This paper presents a detailed investigation on the mechanical forces acting on a liquid
bridge between dissimilar fibers in parallel and orthogonal configurations. These forces …

Fog harps effectively drain small droplets, which prevents clogging and results in more water
harvested from fog compared to mesh nets. However, the dynamics of fog droplets …

Quantifying the detachment behavior of a droplet from a fiber is important in many
applications such as fog harvesting, oil–water separation, or water management in fuel cells …

A water droplet can exhibit a high apparent contact angle on a hydrophobic fibrous surface.
However, a high contact angle does not guarantee droplet mobility on the surface. The …

The study reported here is devised to formulate the force required to detach a droplet from a
fiber in terms of fiber and droplet physical dimensions and wetting properties. More …