The power of the directional and spontaneous transport of liquid droplets is revealed
through ubiquitous biological processes and numerous practical applications, where …

Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydro hold the promise to meet the
huge energy demands of the future at no environmental cost. Harvesting and utilization of …

Potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) are attractive for grid-scale energy storage due to the
abundant potassium resource and high energy density. The key to achieving high …

Multibehavioral droplet manipulation in a precise and programmed manner is crucial for
stoichiometry, biological virus detection, and intelligent lab-on-a-chip. Apart from …

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 …

We characterize the wetting properties of graphene oxide by performing classical molecular
dynamics simulations. With oxygen-containing functional groups on the basal plane …

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 …

Many biological surfaces are capable of transporting liquids in a directional manner without
energy consumption. Inspired by nature, constructing asymmetric gradient surfaces to …

Surface and structure gradients are ubiquitous in nature, where gradual changes in
physical, chemical, mechanical and other properties of biomaterial are generated aiming to …

Today many aspects of science and technology are progressing into the nanoscale realm
where surfaces and interfaces are intrinsically important in determining properties and …