Physics of droplet impact on various substrates and its current advancements in interfacial science: A review

A Mohammad Karim - Journal of Applied Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Droplet impact dynamics is an interfacial phenomenon that is shown everywhere in nature
and is the underlying of numerous technological applications including bio-printing, tissue …

Physics of droplet impact on flexible materials: A review

A Mohammad Karim - Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Droplet impact on a flexible substrate is a prevalent phenomenon in nature and various
advanced technologies such as soft bio-printing, tissue engineering, smart biomaterials and …

A durable, fluorine-free, and repairable superhydrophobic aluminum surface with hierarchical micro/nanostructures and its application for continuous oil-water …

S Barthwal, SH Lim - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial superhydrophobic surfaces have drawn a lot of attention owing to their
multifunctional properties. However, the durability and environmental concerns of such …

Wetting characteristics of Colocasia esculenta (Taro) leaf and a bioinspired surface thereof

M Kumar, R Bhardwaj - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We investigate wetting and water repellency characteristics of Colocasia esculenta (taro)
leaf and an engineered surface, bioinspired by the morphology of the surface of the leaf …

Programmable droplet bouncing on bionic functional surfaces for continuous electricity generation

Z Zhan, Z Wang, M Xie, Y Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The natural phenomenon of droplets bouncing on various surfaces holds remarkable
potential for applications like water transportation, self‐cleaning, antifreezing, etc. However …

Droplet impact on a micro-structured hydrophilic surface: Maximum spreading, jetting, and partial rebound

B Asai, H Tan, AU Siddique - International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, we perform an experimental study of droplet impact on a partially wetting
hydrophilic substrate composed of cylindrical micro-pillars. Water and glycerol are mixed at …

Dynamic behavior of droplets impacting cylindrical superhydrophobic surfaces with different structures

L Qian, C Huang, L Lv, Q Fu, C Fu - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The dynamic behavior of droplets impacting cylindrical superhydrophobic surfaces with
different structures (azimuthal groove, axial groove, pillar) is studied in this work. The …

Phase diagram for nanodroplet impact on solid surfaces

Q Ma, YF Wang, YB Wang, X He, SF Zheng… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The impact dynamics of water nanodroplets on flat solid surfaces was studied by molecular
dynamics simulations over a wide range of Weber numbers (We) and surface wettability (θ …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating a transparent coating on a face shield for repelling airborne respiratory droplets

B Kumar, S Chatterjee, A Agrawal, R Bhardwaj - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A face shield is an important personal protective equipment to avoid the airborne
transmission of COVID-19. We assess a transparent coating on a face shield that repels …

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces: Features of interaction with liquid drops

DV Antonov, AG Islamova, PA Strizhak - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The processes of interaction of liquid droplets with solid surfaces have become of interest to
many researchers. The achievements of world science should be used for the development …