Superwettability of gas bubbles and its application: from bioinspiration to advanced materials
Gas bubbles in aqueous media are common and inevitable in, for example, agriculture and
industrial processes. The behaviors of gas bubbles on solid interfaces, including generation …
industrial processes. The behaviors of gas bubbles on solid interfaces, including generation …
Recent progress in fabricating superaerophobic and superaerophilic surfaces
In spite of large amount of research in fabricating surfaces of varying wettability by
biomimicking the naturally occurring surfaces, the work on fundamentally and industrially …
biomimicking the naturally occurring surfaces, the work on fundamentally and industrially …
Bioinspired pressure-tolerant asymmetric slippery surface for continuous self-transport of gas bubbles in aqueous environment
Biosurfaces with geometry-gradient structures or special wettabilities demonstrate intriguing
performance in manipulating the behaviors of versatile fluids. By mimicking natural species …
performance in manipulating the behaviors of versatile fluids. By mimicking natural species …
Spontaneous and directional transportation of gas bubbles on superhydrophobic cones
Understanding the behavior of gas bubbles in aqueous media and realizing their
spontaneous and directional manipulation are of vital importance in both scientific research …
spontaneous and directional manipulation are of vital importance in both scientific research …
Measuring forces and spatiotemporal evolution of thin water films between an air bubble and solid surfaces of different hydrophobicity
A combination of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and reflection interference contrast
microscopy (RICM) was used to measure simultaneously the interaction force and the …
microscopy (RICM) was used to measure simultaneously the interaction force and the …
Interaction mechanism of oil-in-water emulsions with asphaltenes determined using droplet probe AFM
Emulsions with interface-active components at the oil/water interface have long been of
fundamental and practical interest in many fields. In this work, the interaction forces between …
fundamental and practical interest in many fields. In this work, the interaction forces between …
Surface forces and interaction mechanisms of emulsion drops and gas bubbles in complex fluids
The interactions of emulsion drops and gas bubbles in complex fluids play important roles in
a wide range of biological and technological applications, such as programmable drug and …
a wide range of biological and technological applications, such as programmable drug and …
Bioinspired slippery cone for controllable manipulation of gas bubbles in low-surface-tension environment
Manipulating bubbles in surfactant solutions or oil mediums is of vital importance in daily life
and industries concerned with cosmetics, food, fermentation, mineral flotation, etc. However …
and industries concerned with cosmetics, food, fermentation, mineral flotation, etc. However …
Directional and continuous transport of gas bubbles on superaerophilic geometry‐gradient surfaces in aqueous environments
Due to the direct and sufficient contacting with the aqueous environment, the directional and
continuous transport of gas bubbles on open surface without energy input will advance a …
continuous transport of gas bubbles on open surface without energy input will advance a …
Probing the hydrophobic interaction between air bubbles and partially hydrophobic surfaces using atomic force microscopy
The hydrophobic interaction plays an essential role in various natural phenomena and
industrial processes. Previous studies on the hydrophobic interaction focused mainly on the …
industrial processes. Previous studies on the hydrophobic interaction focused mainly on the …