The heat generation of electronic devices is increasing dramatically, which causes a serious
bottleneck in the thermal management of electronics, and overheating will result in …

Superoleophobicity is a phenomenon where the contact angles of various oil droplets with
low surface tension on a solid surface are larger than 150°. In the past few years, there has …

Microfluidics offer economy of reagents, rapid liquid delivery, and potential for automation of
many reactions, but often require peripheral equipment for flow control. Capillary …

The observation and investigation of phenomena in the natural world can inspire the
discovery of new materials and a greater understanding of the underlying physical …

Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

Lab-on-a-chip devices leverage microfluidic technologies to enable chemical and biological
processes at small scales. However, existing microfluidic channel networks are typically …

We present a method to control the interfacial tension of a liquid alloy of gallium via
electrochemical deposition (or removal) of the oxide layer on its surface. In sharp contrast …

Microfabricated integrated circuits revolutionized computation by vastly reducing the space,
labor, and time required for calculations. Microfluidic systems hold similar promise for the …

Microfluidic devices for manipulating fluids are widespread and finding uses in many
scientific and industrial contexts. Their design often requires unusual geometries and the …

▪ Abstract Fluid flow at the microscale exhibits unique phenomena that can be leveraged to
fabricate devices and components capable of performing functions useful for biological …