The change in shape inducible in some photo-reversible molecules using light can effect
powerful changes to a variety of properties of a host material. This class of reversible light …

The development of surfaces that have switchable properties, also known as smart surfaces,
have been actively pursued in the past few years. The recent surge of interest in these …

This critical review outlines the current state-of-the-art research on the reversibly switchable
wettability of surface brought about by external stimuli and the exchange of counterions …

Nanotechnology, science, and engineering spearhead the 21st century revolution that is
leading to fundamental breakthroughs in the way materials, devices, and systems are …

Ferrite magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were functionalized with a variety of silanes bearing
different functional endgroups to render them stable with respect to aggregation and keep …

Using light to control liquid motion is a new paradigm for the actuation of microfluidic
systems. We review here the different principles and strategies to induce or control liquid …

Surfaces equipped with controllable wetting behaviours have received extraordinary
attention recently due to their great importance in both fundamental research and practical …

The immobilization of molecular switches onto inorganic supports has recently become a hot
topic as it can give rise to novel hybrid materials in which the properties of the two …

In this critical review, we summarize the recent developments of extreme wettability in nature
and biomimetic examples, and then we focus on surface wetting behavior beyond nature …

In this paper, current progress in the area of photoresponsive surfaces with controllable
wettability is reviewed, including mainly surface conversion between wetting and anti …