Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

The accumulation of ice will reduce the performance of the base material and lead to all
kinds of damage, even a threat to people's life safety. Recent increasing studies suggest that …

The inhibition of condensation freezing under extreme conditions (ie, ultra-low temperature
and high humidity) remains a daunting challenge in the field of anti-icing. As water vapor …

Obtaining fresh water from the atmosphere by fog collectors is a promising way to meet the
challenge of the water crisis. Bioinspired fog collectors have attracted widespread attention …

Superhydrophobicity has received significant attention over the past three decades owing to
its significant potential in self-cleaning, anti-icing and drag reduction surfaces, energy …

Particulate transport from surfaces governs a variety of phenomena including fungal spore
dispersal, bioaerosol transmission, and self-cleaning. Here, we report a previously …

Large droplets emerging during dropwise condensation impair surface properties such as
anti-fogging/frosting ability and heat transfer efficiency. How to spontaneously detach …

Condensation is of paramount importance in numerous technological applications where
phase change processes take place. The physical nature of condensation from vapor to …

Dropwise condensation (DWC) on non-wetting surfaces has remarkable potential to
enhance heat transfer performance compared to filmwise condensation on wetting …

Droplet transport on, and shedding from, surfaces is ubiquitous in nature and is a key
phenomenon governing applications including biofluidics, self-cleaning, anti-icing, water …