Recent Progress in Bio-Inspired Macrostructure Array Materials with Special Wettability− From Surface Engineering to Functional Applications

Z Lian, J Zhou, W Ren, F Chen, J Xu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Bio-inspired macrostructure array (MAA, size: submillimeter to millimeter scale) materials
with special wettability (MAAMs-SW) have attracted significant research attention due to their …

Advances in microscale droplet generation and manipulation

R Lathia, KN Nampoothiri, N Sagar, S Bansal… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microscale droplet generation and manipulation have widespread applications in numerous
fields, from biochemical assays to printing and additive manufacturing. There are several …

Review on condensation frosting and defrosting experiments for superhydrophobic surfaces

R Gao, M Song, CYH Chao, S Lin, L Zhang… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Frosting is a natural phase change phenomenon which happens frequently in nature and
industry and has negative effects on a variety of applications. As a passive anti-frosting …

Golden section criterion to achieve droplet trampoline effect on metal-based superhydrophobic surface

S Zhao, Z Ma, M Song, L Tan, H Zhao, L Ren - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Clarifying the consecutive droplet rebound mechanisms can provide scientific inspirations to
regulate dynamic wettability of superhydrophobic surface, which facilitates the practical …

An experimental study on the plate edge effect of frosting characteristics for horizontal flat cold plates with surface wettability considered

R Gao, M Song, J Shen, L Zhang, Y Liu… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Frosting happens frequently in nature and industry and the accumulated frost layer always
plays negative effects on a variety of applications. To clarify the frosting characteristics of …

Holistic anti/dewetting design of anti/deicing superhydrophobic surfaces (ADISS)

Y Meng, S Xing, N Wu, P Zhang, X Cui… - ACS Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Anti/deicing superhydrophobic surfaces (ADISS) exhibit appealing capabilities of shedding
water and delaying icing through the nonwetting Cassie–Baxter (C–B) state, whose …

Anti-frosting and defrosting on photothermal superhydrophobic coatings based on silane hydrolysis and carbon nanotube doping

Y Wei, S Gao, W Sun, X Wu, Y Feng, F Chu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Condensation frosting on solid surfaces is a common phenomenon in nature and industry,
and the covered frost layer is harmful to many applications, so it is necessary to take …

Modelling ridge enhanced droplet jumping with varying mismatches and scales for vapor chamber performance estimations

C Ma, Z Yuan, W Tong, L Wang, C Lv… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The coalescence-induced jumping detachment of droplets during condensation on
superhydrophobic surfaces proves to be a promising strategy for addressing critical issues …

Dropwise condensate comb for enhanced heat transfer

Y Tang, X Yang, L Wang, Y Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dropwise condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces could potentially enhance heat
transfer by droplet spontaneous departure via coalescence-induced jumping. However, an …

Recent advances in prevailing antifogging surfaces: structures, materials, durability, and beyond

J Chu, G Tian, X Feng - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In past decades, antifogging surfaces have drawn more and more attention owing to their
promising and wide applications such as in aerospace, traffic transportation, optical devices …