In the last two years, the rapidly rising demand for lithium has exceeded supply, resulting in
a sharp increase in the price of the metal. Conventional electric driven membrane processes …

Selective ion transport is an essential feature of biological ion channels. Due to the
subnanometer size and negatively charged surface of ion channels, the ion selectivity is …

The usage of direct current (DC) voltage has enormous potential for oil fields due to the
effect of wettability alteration. However, the unclear mechanism of the wettability alteration …

Solar interfacial evaporation is a kind of clean and sustainable vapor production method,
and previous researches commonly focus on the material and structure of evaporator. While …

In this study, the wetting and dewetting behaviors of water nanodroplets containing various
molecule numbers on nanopillar-arrayed surfaces in the presence or absence of an external …

Cement-based piezoelectric ceramic composite (CPC) is the potential sensing element for
long-term structural health monitoring due to its excellent durability and compatibility. In this …

A disposable microfluidic channel sensor printed on a plastic platform was developed to
analyze heavy metal ions (HMIs) as a model target species. Precise separation and …

Micropumps have attracted considerable interest in micro-electro-mechanical systems
(MEMS), microfluidic devices, and biomedical engineering to transfer fluids through …

Electric field stimulation is more favour for the enhancement of oil recovery from tight
sandstones compared to conventional resources, since electroosmotic flow of fluids in …

Hypothesis Interfacial tensions play an important role in dewatering of hydrophilic materials
like nanofibrillated cellulose, and are affected by the molecular organization of water at the …