Role of chemistry in bio-inspired liquid wettability
Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …
Bioinspired superwetting materials for water manipulation
Water manipulation is crucial for a wide range of engineering applications, such as
microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific …
microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific …
Nature-inspired adhesive systems
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …
Programmable droplet manipulation by a magnetic-actuated robot
Droplet manipulations are fundamental to numerous applications, such as water collection,
medical diagnostics, and drug delivery. Structure-based liquid operations have been widely …
medical diagnostics, and drug delivery. Structure-based liquid operations have been widely …
Programmable wettability on photocontrolled graphene film
Surface materials with specific wettability play important roles in a wide variety of areas from
science to industry. We present a novel paraffin-infused porous graphene film (PIPGF) with …
science to industry. We present a novel paraffin-infused porous graphene film (PIPGF) with …
Slippery lubricant‐infused surfaces: properties and emerging applications
J Li, E Ueda, D Paulssen… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired lubricant‐infused surfaces exhibit various unique properties attributed to their
liquid‐like and molecularly smooth nature. Excellent liquid repellency and “slippery” …
liquid‐like and molecularly smooth nature. Excellent liquid repellency and “slippery” …
Multifunctional ferrofluid-infused surfaces with reconfigurable multiscale topography
Develo** adaptive materials with geometries that change in response to external stimuli
provides fundamental insights into the links between the physical forces involved and the …
provides fundamental insights into the links between the physical forces involved and the …
Wetting ridge assisted programmed magnetic actuation of droplets on ferrofluid-infused surface
Flexible actuation of droplets is crucial for biomedical and industrial applications. Hence,
various approaches using optical, electrical, and magnetic forces have been exploited to …
various approaches using optical, electrical, and magnetic forces have been exploited to …
Liquid and liquid-like surfaces/coatings that readily slide fluids
JV Buddingh, A Hozumi, G Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2021 - Elsevier
While superhydrophobic structured surfaces have been studied extensively, they do not
readily repel low surface tension liquids. Recently developed liquid and liquid-like surfaces …
readily repel low surface tension liquids. Recently developed liquid and liquid-like surfaces …
Mimicking nature to control bio-material surface wetting and adhesion
Nature has developed unique strategies to refine and optimise structural performance.
Using surfaces designed at multiple length scales, from micro to nano levels, combined with …
Using surfaces designed at multiple length scales, from micro to nano levels, combined with …