BACKGROUND Surfaces that control solid, liquid, or vapor accretion have numerous
applications, including self-cleaning windows and solar panels; water and fog harvesting; …

Icephobic surfaces have a critical footprint on human daily lives ranging from aviation
systems and infrastructures to energy systems, but creation of these surfaces for low …

Icephobic surfaces have daily critical impact on human lives in cold climates, with uses
ranging from aviation systems and infrastructure to energy systems. However, creation of …

The formation of solid inorganic salts from solutions is of fundamental importance for
industrial, geological, and biological processes. Here, we review the literature on the …

Remarkable progress has been made in surface icephobicity in the recent years. The
mainstream standpoint of the reported antiicing surfaces yet only considers the ice …

When miniaturizing fluidic circuitry, the solid walls of the fluid channels become increasingly
important because they limit the flow rates achievable for a given pressure drop, and they …

To survive underwater even in severely hypoxic water for a long period, the water spider has
to periodically collect and replenish air into the diving bell. Inspired by this natural air …

Membrane fouling and wetting were two unsolved issues for membrane distillation (MD),
fostered an enduring pursuit of well-designed superhydrophobic membrane. In this work, a …

Scale formation presents an enormous cost to the global economy. Classical nucleation
theory dictates that to reduce the heterogeneous nucleation of scale, the surface should …

The slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces inspired by the microstructure of carnivorous
nepenthes have aroused widespread attention, which show stable liquid repellency …