Liquid-infused surfaces (or lubricant-infused surfaces)(LIS) are a new class of functional
materials introduced in 2011. Their exceptional properties have earned them a place at the …

Passive anti-icing surfaces, or icephobic surfaces, are an area of great interest because of
their significant economic, energy and safety implications in the prevention and easy …

Despite the significant progress in fundamental research in the physics of atmospheric icing
or the revolutionary changes in modern materials and coatings achieved due to the recent …

Droplet impact behaviours are widely applied in a variety of domains including self-cleaning,
painting and coating, corrosion of turbine blades and aircraft, separation and oil repellency …

Droplet impacting on solid or liquid interfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature.
Although complete rebound of droplets is widely observed on superhydrophobic surfaces …

The icing of transmission conductor seriously threatens the safe operation of power grids.
Slippery lubricant-infused porous surface (SLIPS) has shown great potential for anti-icing …

The development of bioinspired interfacial materials with enhanced drop mobility that mimic
the innate functionalities of nature will have a significant impact on the energy, environment …

Drop interaction with solid surfaces upon impact has been attracting a growing community of
researchers who are focusing more and more on “complex” surfaces and “complex” drops …

Lubricant infused surfaces (LIS) are a recently developed and promising approach to fluid
repellency for applications in biology, microfluidics, thermal management, lab-on-a-chip …

Vapor condensation is routinely used as an effective means of transferring heat or
separating fluids. Dropwise condensation, where discrete droplets form on the condenser …