As a fundamental feature of solid surfaces, wettability is playing an increasingly important
role in our daily life. Benefitting from the inspiration of biological paradigms and the …

Highlights•Sensors for bacteria mostly rely on surface-immobilized capture probes, for
example, antibodies.•Surface features are critical in the bacterial transition from planktonic to …

Superhydrophobic materials with micro/nanotextured surface have attracted tremendous
attention owing to their potential applications such as self-cleaning, antifouling, anti-icing …

Surface structuring provides a broad range of water-repellent materials known for their
ability to reflect millimetre-sized raindrops. Dispelling water at the considerably reduced …

Heterogeneous wetting surfaces have played an important impact for droplet manipulation
in various aspects, such as fundamental research, domestic and industrial production. Here …

Superhydrophobic materials are found in a suite of scientific and industrial applications, and
given their broad potential use, there is great interest in facilitating their mass production …

Remote manipulation of microcargo is essential for miniaturized automated experiments in
fields such as biology, chemistry, and diagnostics, allowing efficient use of scarce …

Water-repellent, rough surfaces have a remarkable and beneficial wetting property: when a
water droplet comes in contact with a small fraction of the solid, both liquid–solid adhesion …

In this work, we fabricate a hexagonal array of pillars where each pillar has a “micro-
hoodoo” shape, ie, a reentrant cross section. The shape of the pillars makes them more …

A robust superhydrophobic ZnO coating on a filter paper substrate was successfully
prepared for the first time by using a successive deposition process and chemical …