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

Collecting microscale water droplets suspended in the wind, that is, fog, using permeable
surfaces is a promising solution to the worldwide problem of water scarcity and is of great …

Multiple biological structures have demonstrated fog collection abilities, such as beetle
backs with bumps and spider silks with periodic spindle-knots and joints. Many Cactaceae …

The development of bioinspired interfacial materials with enhanced drop mobility that mimic
the innate functionalities of nature will have a significant impact on the energy, environment …

Inspired by spider silk, a series of artificial spider silks with spindle‐knots are fabricated. Tiny
water drops (tens of picoliters) are driven with controllable direction on the fiber surfaces …

Wetting phenomena and superhydrophobic surfaces are ubiquitous in nature and have
recently been explored widely in scientific and engineering applications. The understanding …

Liquid transport (continuous or segmented) in microfluidic platforms typically requires
pumping devices or external fields working collaboratively with special fluid properties to …

Fabrics having an interesting unidirectional water-transfer effect have been prepared by a
special coating technique to create a wettability gradient across the fabric thickness, and the …

As the demand for better performing heat exchangers and thermal management devices
increases, novel heat transfer enhancement methods become more necessary. Heat …

Surface tension driven droplet transport in an open surface is increasingly becoming
popular for various microfluidic applications. In this work, efficient transport of a glycerin …