Natural creatures use their surface structures to control directional liquid dynamics for
survival. Learning from nature, artificial superwetting materials have triggered technological …

Bioinspired designs of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic materials have been an
important and fascinating area of research in recent years for their extensive potential …

Conventional understanding has it that a liquid deposited on a surface tends to move along
directions that reduce surface energy, which is mainly dictated by surface properties rather …

The directed, long-range and self-propelled transport of droplets on solid surfaces is crucial
for many applications from water harvesting to bio-analysis,,,,,,,–. Typically, preferential …

Triboelectric probes have rapidly developed as an efficient tool for understanding contact
electrification at liquid–solid interfaces. However, the liquid–solid electrification process is …

Despite the enormous interest in superhydrophobicity for self-cleaning, a clear picture of
contaminant removal is missing, in particular, on a single-particle level. Here, we monitor the …

Despite their simplicity, water droplets manifest a wide spectrum of forms and dynamics,
which can be actuated using special texture at solid surfaces to achieve desired functions …

Reentrant feature widely exists in natural structures ranging from mushroom, overhang,
undercut, trapezoid, sphere, spatula and taper to sharp edge, and has triggered a …

The need for improved anti-icing surfaces is the demand of the time and closely related to
many important aspects of our lives as surface icing threatens not only industrial production …

A droplet deposited on a solid substrate leads to the wetting phenomenon. A natural
observation is the lotus effect, known for its superhydrophobicity. This special feature is …