Droplet manipulation techniques such as transport and merging have been widely used in
many fields including biology, chemistry, material and energy applications. Moreover …

Controlling surface wettability and directing the flow of working fluids have crucial
implications in various natural and engineering contexts. Understanding the fundamental …

The integration of microfluidics and electrochemical cells is at the forefront of emerging
sensors and energy systems; however, a fabrication scheme that can create both the …

Surface tension driven transport of liquids on open substrates offers an enabling tool for
open micro total analysis systems that are becoming increasingly popular for low-cost …

Effective manipulation of liquids on open surfaces without external energy input is
indispensable for the advancement of point-of-care diagnostic devices. Open-surface …

Effective maintenance of lubricants within the frictional interface is of great importance for the
long-life operation of mechanical components. This paper proposes a wedge-shaped …

Most materials of practical interest are neither completely wetting nor completely non-
wetting.“Surface wettability” then refers to the degree that a surface is hydrophilic (ie water …

This review reports the recent progress and future prospects of wettability gradient surfaces
(WGSs), particularly focusing on the governing principles, fabrication methods, classification …

Bioinspired smart functional surfaces have received increasing attention in recent years
owed to their tunable wettability and enhanced droplet transport suggesting them as …

We demonstrate a facile method to induce water droplet motion on an wedge-shaped
superhydrophobic copper surface combining with a poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) oil layer …