Bioinspired superwetting materials for water manipulation

X Leng, L Sun, Y Long, Y Lu - Droplet, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water manipulation is crucial for a wide range of engineering applications, such as
microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific …

Bioinspired materials for droplet manipulation: principles, methods and applications

J Xu, S ** an effective and sustainable method for separating and purifying oily
wastewater is a significant challenge. Conventional separation membrane and sponge …

Tesla valves and capillary structures-activated thermal regulator

W Li, S Yang, Y Chen, C Li, Z Wang - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Two-phase (liquid, vapor) flow in confined spaces is fundamentally interesting and
practically important in many practical applications such as thermal management, offering …

Light-induced charged slippery surfaces

F Wang, M Liu, C Liu, Q Zhao, T Wang, Z Wang… - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Slippery lubricant-infused porous (SLIPS) and superhydrophobic surfaces have emerged as
promising interfacial materials for various applications such as self-cleaning, anti-icing, and …

Wetting ridge‐guided directional water self‐transport

L Wang, K Yin, Q Deng, Q Huang, J He… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Directional water self‐transport plays a crucial role in diverse applications such as
biosensing and water harvesting. Despite extensive progress, current strategies for …

Improved liquid collection on a dual‐asymmetric superhydrophilic origami

H Bai, X Wang, Z Li, H Wen, Y Yang, M Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Manipulating fluid with an open channel provides a promising strategy to simplify the current
systems. Nevertheless, spontaneous on‐surface fluid transport with large flux, high speed …

Self-driven oil/water separator with super-high separation rate

S Wu, D Yan, Y Chen, J Song - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil/water separation is of great significance due to the severe threats of oily wastewater to
the environment and human health. However, the existing methods still cannot …