Dropwise condensation on micro-and nanostructured surfaces

R Enright, N Miljkovic, JL Alvarado, K Kim… - Nanoscale and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In this review we cover recent developments in the area of surface-enhanced dropwise
condensation against the background of earlier work. The development of fabrication …

Dependency of contact angles on three-phase contact line: a review

HY Erbil - Colloids and Interfaces, 2021 - mdpi.com
The wetted area of a sessile droplet on a practical substrate is limited by the three-phase
contact line and characterized by contact angle, contact radius and drop height. Although …

Mineral-coated polymer membranes with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity for effective oil/water separation

PC Chen, ZK Xu - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Oil-polluted water is a worldwide problem due to the increasing industrial oily wastewater
and the frequent oil spill accidents. Here, we report a novel kind of superhydrophilic hybrid …

A cellulose sponge with robust superhydrophilicity and under-water superoleophobicity for highly effective oil/water separation

G Wang, Y He, H Wang, L Zhang, Q Yu, S Peng… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
We fabricate a cellulose sponge with stable superoleophobicity (θoil> 150°) under water
and superhydrophilic wettability (θwater≈ 0°) under oil without any further chemical …

Clam's shell inspired high‐energy inorganic coatings with underwater low adhesive superoleophobicity

X Liu, J Zhou, Z Xue, J Gao, J Meng… - Advanced …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Superoleophobic surfaces have attracted great attention for their potential applications in
areas such as anti-bioadhesion,[1] industrial metal cleaning,[2] oil/water separation,[3] and …

Apparent contact angle and contact angle hysteresis on liquid infused surfaces

C Semprebon, G McHale, H Kusumaatmaja - Soft matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We theoretically investigate the apparent contact angle and contact angle hysteresis of a
droplet placed on a liquid infused surface. We show that the apparent contact angle is not …

Filefish‐inspired surface design for anisotropic underwater oleophobicity

Y Cai, L Lin, Z Xue, M Liu, S Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Surfaces with anisotropic wettability, widely found in nature, have inspired the development
of one‐dimensional water control on surfaces relying on the well‐arranged surface features …

High-efficiency bubble transportation in an aqueous environment on a serial wedge-shaped wettability pattern

J Song, Z Liu, X Wang, H Liu, Y Lu, X Deng… - Journal of Materials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Spontaneous and directional pumpless transportation (SDPT) of subaqueous gas bubbles
has great prospects in eliminating destructive gas bubbles in fluid transportation pipes …

Air-stable droplet interface bilayers on oil-infused surfaces

JB Boreyko, G Polizos, PG Datskos… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Droplet interface bilayers are versatile model membranes useful for synthetic biology and
biosensing; however, to date they have always been confined to fluid reservoirs. Here, we …

pH-induced reversible wetting transition between the underwater superoleophilicity and superoleophobicity

Z Cheng, H Lai, Y Du, K Fu, R Hou, C Li… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Surfaces with controlled oil wettability in water have great potential for numerous underwater
applications. In this work, we report a smart surface with pH-responsive oil wettability. The …