Microfluidics provides a great opportunity to create devices capable of outperforming
classical techniques in biomedical and chemical research. In this review, the origins of this …

The industrial revolution has led to different types of environmental pollution, including
frequent leakage of crude oil to marine waters and the contamination of wastewater with …

Hydrophobic surfaces are often used to reduce wetting of surfaces by water. In particular,
superhydrophobic surfaces are highly desired for several applications due to their …

Photovoltaic (PV) power has become one of the most important methods of electricity
generation using renewable sources to progress towards carbon emissions neutrality …

In this work, a laser-based surface functionalization method combining laser surface
texturing and silicone oil-assisted heat treatment was developed to fabricate …

Aircraft icing refers to ice formation and accumulation on the windward surface of aircrafts. It
is mainly caused by the striking of unstable supercooled water droplets suspended in clouds …

Control of wetting properties at the extremes of wetting states (superhydrophilic and
superhydrophobic) is important for many applications, such as self-cleaning, anti-fogging …

Over the past few decades, the study of superhydrophobic coatings (SHCs) gained the
significant interest of worldwide researchers due to their tremendous applications in various …

The evolution of micro and nanofabrication approaches significantly spurred the
advancements of cardiac tissue engineering over the last decades. Engineering in the micro …

Fog formation decreases light transmission of optically clear materials. A promising
approach to address this problem is to control the wetting properties of the material at …