Role of chemistry in bio-inspired liquid wettability

A Shome, A Das, A Borbora, M Dhar… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemistry and topography are the two distinct available tools for customizing different bio-
inspired liquid wettability including superhydrophobicity, superamphiphobicity, underwater …

Nature-inspired adhesive systems

M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, E Saiz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …

Self-healing superwetting surfaces, their fabrications, and properties

H Zhou, H Niu, H Wang, T Lin - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The research on superwetting surfaces with a self-healing function against various damages
has progressed rapidly in the recent decade. They are expected to be an effective approach …

Slippery lubricant‐infused surfaces: properties and emerging applications

J Li, E Ueda, D Paulssen… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired lubricant‐infused surfaces exhibit various unique properties attributed to their
liquid‐like and molecularly smooth nature. Excellent liquid repellency and “slippery” …

Advances in directional wetting surfaces for enhanced fluid control: a comprehensive review

C Li, B Kim, J Yoon, S Sett, J Oh - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Controlling surface wettability and directing the flow of working fluids have crucial
implications in various natural and engineering contexts. Understanding the fundamental …

Light‐Responsive Materials in Droplet Manipulation for Biochemical Applications

G Cheng, CY Kuan, KW Lou, YP Ho - Advanced Materials, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Miniaturized droplets, characterized by well‐controlled microenvironments and capability for
parallel processing, have significantly advanced the studies on enzymatic evolution …

Accurate magneto‐driven multi‐dimensional droplet manipulation

X **g, H Chen, L Zhang, S Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet manipulation has gradually drawn worldwide attention through diverse potential
applications such as microfluidics, and medical diagnostic test. Whereas, the high‐precision …

Bioinspired magnetic cilia: from materials to applications

S Park, G Choi, M Kang, W Kim, J Kim… - Microsystems & …, 2023 - nature.com
Microscale and nanoscale cilia are ubiquitous in natural systems where they serve diverse
biological functions. Bioinspired artificial magnetic cilia have emerged as a highly promising …

Directional and adaptive oil self‐transport on a multi‐bioinspired grooved conical spine

Y Li, Z Cui, G Li, H Bai, R Dai, Y Zhou… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating oil droplets in an aqueous solution offers great opportunities to develop
advanced devices in the fields of water remediation, chemical micro‐reactor, etc. Although …

Liquid and liquid-like surfaces/coatings that readily slide fluids

JV Buddingh, A Hozumi, G Liu - Progress in polymer science, 2021 - Elsevier
While superhydrophobic structured surfaces have been studied extensively, they do not
readily repel low surface tension liquids. Recently developed liquid and liquid-like surfaces …