Dynamic wetting is a ubiquitous phenomenon and frequently observed in our daily life, as
exemplified by the famous lotus effect. It is also an interfacial process of upmost importance …

Engineering surface chemistry to precisely control interfacial interactions is crucial for
fabricating superior antifouling coatings and separation membranes. Here, we present a …

The paramount importance of wetting applications and the significant economic value of
controlling wetting-based industrial processes has stimulated a deep interest in wetting …

Water-insoluble oils, including crude petroleum and a wide variety of refined organic liquids,
can cause major problems if spilled or leaked to aqueous environments. Potential …

The wetting of surfaces is strongly influenced by adsorbate layers. Therefore, in this work,
sessile drops and their interaction with adsorbate layers on surfaces were investigated by …

Oil–water–substrate wettability is of prime importance in most branches of science and
technology, from biology and nanomaterials to geology and petroleum science. Wetting is a …

Despite the key to the adhesion between polymers and a plethora of materials, our
understanding of reactive wetting is still rudimentary. In the present work, we report the …

Wetting is a prerequisite for coating a uniform layer of liquid onto a solid. Wetting failure and
air entrainment set the ultimate limit to coating speed. It is well known in the coating art that …

We present experimental data to characterize the spreading of a liquid drop on a substrate
kept submerged in another liquid medium. They reveal that drop spreading always begins in …

We investigated the effect of surfactants on the oil displacement process inside a nanoscale
silica pore using molecular dynamics simulations. First, an oil cylinder was built inside a …