Liquid mobility on superwettable surfaces for applications in energy and the environment
Liquid mobility on super-wettable materials is of interest for enhanced heat transfer, self-
cleaning, anti-fouling, anti-icing, water-harvesting, and oil–water separation. Here, we …
cleaning, anti-fouling, anti-icing, water-harvesting, and oil–water separation. Here, we …
Biological and engineered topological droplet rectifiers
The power of the directional and spontaneous transport of liquid droplets is revealed
through ubiquitous biological processes and numerous practical applications, where …
through ubiquitous biological processes and numerous practical applications, where …
Topological liquid diode
The last two decades have witnessed an explosion of interest in the field of droplet-based
microfluidics for their multifarious applications. Despite rapid innovations in strategies to …
microfluidics for their multifarious applications. Despite rapid innovations in strategies to …
Wettability patterning for high-rate, pumpless fluid transport on open, non-planar microfluidic platforms
Surface tension driven transport of liquids on open substrates offers an enabling tool for
open micro total analysis systems that are becoming increasingly popular for low-cost …
open micro total analysis systems that are becoming increasingly popular for low-cost …
Anisotropic wetting surfaces with one‐dimesional and directional structures: fabrication approaches, wetting properties and potential applications
This review article provides a brief summary of recent research progress on anisotropic
wetting on one‐dimensional (1D) and directionally patterned surfaces, as well as the …
wetting on one‐dimensional (1D) and directionally patterned surfaces, as well as the …
Directional pumping of water and oil microdroplets on slippery surface
Transporting water and oil microdroplets is important for applications ranging from water
harvesting to biomedical analysis but remains a great challenge. This is due to the amplified …
harvesting to biomedical analysis but remains a great challenge. This is due to the amplified …
Precursor films in wetting phenomena
MN Popescu, G Oshanin, S Dietrich… - Journal of Physics …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
The spontaneous spreading of non-volatile liquid droplets on solid substrates poses a
classic problem in the context of wetting phenomena. It is well known that the spreading of a …
classic problem in the context of wetting phenomena. It is well known that the spreading of a …
[HTML][HTML] Long-range spontaneous droplet self-propulsion on wettability gradient surfaces
The directional and long-range droplet transportation is of great importance in microfluidic
systems. However, it usually requires external energy input. Here we designed a wettability …
systems. However, it usually requires external energy input. Here we designed a wettability …
Micro-/nanostructures meet anisotropic wetting: from preparation methods to applications
P Ge, S Wang, J Zhang, B Yang - Materials Horizons, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
A surface is said to be isotropic in wettability when the contact angles measured in all
direction are identical. On the contrary, once a surface shows distinct contact angles in …
direction are identical. On the contrary, once a surface shows distinct contact angles in …
Droplet self-propulsion on superhydrophobic microtracks
Liquid transport (continuous or segmented) in microfluidic platforms typically requires
pumping devices or external fields working collaboratively with special fluid properties to …
pumping devices or external fields working collaboratively with special fluid properties to …