Smart design of wettability-patterned gradients on substrate-independent coated surfaces to control unidirectional spreading of droplets

Superwettable Microchips as a Platform toward Microgravity Biosensing

(2016) Tailin Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Sliding droplets on hydrophilic/superhydrophobic patterned surfaces for liquid deposition

(2016) Bo Chang et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Droplet Manipulation on Wettable Gradient Surfaces with Micro-/Nano-Hierarchical Structure

(2016) Yong P. Hou et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Key design and operating parameters for enhancing dropwise condensation through wettability patterning

(2016) Pallab Sinha Mahapatra et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

Simple, Reversible, and Fast Modulation in Superwettability, Gradient, and Adsorption by Counterion Exchange on Self-Assembled Monolayer

(2016) Josef Osicka et al.   LANGMUIR

Continuous directional water transport on the peristome surface of Nepenthes alata

(2016) Huawei Chen et al.   NATURE

Directional transport of high-temperature Janus droplets mediated by structural topography

(2016) Jing Li et al.   Nature Physics

Bioinspired Materials: Bioinspired Interfacial Materials with Enhanced Drop Mobility: From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Applications (Small 14/2016)

(2016) Chonglei Hao et al.   Small

Directional imbibition on a chemically patterned silicon micropillar array

(2016) Ville Jokinen   Soft Matter

Wetting against the nap – how asperity inclination determines unidirectional spreading

(2016) Elise Contraires et al.   Soft Matter

Design and Fabrication of a Hybrid Superhydrophobic–Hydrophilic Surface That Exhibits Stable Dropwise Condensation

(2015) Bikash Mondal et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Controlled Smart Anisotropic Unidirectional Spreading of Droplet on a Fibrous Surface

(2015) Miaoxin Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Droplet-Array (DA) Sandwich Chip: A Versatile Platform for High-Throughput Cell Screening Based on Superhydrophobic-Superhydrophilic Micropatterning

(2015) Anna A. Popova et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Controlled droplet transport on a gradient adhesion surface

(2015) Shile Feng et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Controlling Flow Behavior of Water in Microfluidics with a Chemically Patterned Anisotropic Wetting Surface

(2015) Shuli Wang et al.   LANGMUIR

Droplets Can Rebound toward Both Directions on Textured Surfaces with a Wettability Gradient

(2015) Bo Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR

Automatic droplet transportation on a plastic microfluidic device having wettability gradient surface

(2015) Y. Nakashima et al.   REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS

Robust self-cleaning surfaces that function when exposed to either air or oil

(2015) Y. Lu et al.   SCIENCE

Recent Advances in TiO2-Based Nanostructured Surfaces with Controllable Wettability and Adhesion

(2015) Yuekun Lai et al.   Small

A Surface with Superoleophilic-to-Superoleophobic Wettability Gradient

(2014) Guangyu Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Janus Si Micropillar Arrays with Thermal-Responsive Anisotropic Wettability for Manipulation of Microfluid Motions

(2014) Tieqiang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Controlled Directional Water-Droplet Spreading on a High-Adhesion Surface

(2014) Shile Feng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chemical and Physical Pathways for the Preparation of Superoleophobic Surfaces and Related Wetting Theories

(2014) Hervé Bellanger et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bio-Inspired Titanium Dioxide Materials with Special Wettability and Their Applications

(2014) Kesong Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Wettability patterning for high-rate, pumpless fluid transport on open, non-planar microfluidic platforms

(2014) Aritra Ghosh et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Pancake bouncing on superhydrophobic surfaces

(2014) Yahua Liu et al.   Nature Physics

Superhydrophobic TiO2–Polymer Nanocomposite Surface with UV-Induced Reversible Wettability and Self-Cleaning Properties

(2013) Qian Feng Xu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

And Yet it Moves! Microfluidics Without Channels and Troughs

(2013) Francesca Lugli et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Electrochemical Processes

(2013) Thierry Darmanin et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Emerging Applications of Superhydrophilic-Superhydrophobic Micropatterns

(2013) Erica Ueda et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Spatial patterning of endothelium modulates cell morphology, adhesiveness and transcriptional signature

(2013) Ngan F. Huang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Uphill motion of droplets on tilted and vertical grooved substrates induced by a wettability gradient

(2013) Benoit Chandesris et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Reducing the contact time of a bouncing drop

(2013) James C. Bird et al.   NATURE

Preparation and characterization of polypyrrole/TiO2nanocomposites by reverse microemulsion polymerization and its photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange under natural light

(2013) Libo Sun et al.   POLYMER COMPOSITES

Recent progress in antireflection and self-cleaning technology – From surface engineering to functional surfaces

(2013) Lin Yao et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Switchable Static and Dynamic Self-Assembly of Magnetic Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

(2013) J. V. I. Timonen et al.   SCIENCE

Bioinspired Patterning with Extreme Wettability Contrast on TiO2Nanotube Array Surface: A Versatile Platform for Biomedical Applications

(2013) Yuekun Lai et al.   Small

Mechanical stretch for tunable wetting from topological PDMS film

(2013) Shuai Zhao et al.   Soft Matter

Super liquid-repellent gas membranes for carbon dioxide capture and heart–lung machines

(2013) Maxime Paven et al.   Nature Communications

Temperature-controlled directional spreading of water on a surface with high hysteresis

(2013) Yongping Hou et al.   NPG Asia Materials

A facile method for the fabrication of superhydrophobic films with multiresponsive and reversibly tunable wettability

(2013) Wei Sun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Directional Liquid Spreading over Chemically Defined Radial Wettability Gradients

(2012) Olesya Bliznyuk et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Directional Surfaces for Adhesion, Wetting, and Transport

(2012) Matthew J. Hancock et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Anisotropic Wetting Surfaces with One-Dimesional and Directional Structures: Fabrication Approaches, Wetting Properties and Potential Applications

(2012) Deying Xia et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Micropatterned superhydrophobic structures for the simultaneous culture of multiple cell types and the study of cell–cell communication

(2012) Alexander N. Efremov et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Transparent superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic TiO2-based coatings for self-cleaning and anti-fogging

(2012) Yuekun Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

DropletMicroarray: facile formation of arrays of microdroplets and hydrogel micropads for cell screening applications

(2012) Erica Ueda et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Printable Superhydrophilic–Superhydrophobic Micropatterns Based on Supported Lipid Layers

(2012) Junsheng S. Li et al.   LANGMUIR

Fabrication of Nanofluidic Biochips with Nanochannels for Applications in DNA Analysis

(2012) Deying Xia et al.   Small

Three-Level Biomimetic Rice-Leaf Surfaces with Controllable Anisotropic Sliding

(2011) Dong Wu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Superhydrophobic-Superhydrophilic Micropatterning: Towards Genome-on-a-Chip Cell Microarrays

(2011) Florian L. Geyer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Smart Design of Stripe-Patterned Gradient Surfaces to Control Droplet Motion

(2011) O. Bliznyuk et al.   LANGMUIR

Designer Hydrophilic Regions Regulate Droplet Shape for Controlled Surface Patterning and 3D Microgel Synthesis

(2011) Matthew J. Hancock et al.   Small

Culture of mammalian cells on patterned superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic silicon nanowire arrays

(2011) Gaëlle Piret et al.   Soft Matter

Direction Controlled Driving of Tiny Water Drops on Bioinspired Artificial Spider Silks

(2010) Hao Bai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

One-Step Modification of Superhydrophobic Surfaces by a Mussel-Inspired Polymer Coating

(2010) Sung Min Kang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic micropatterning on a carbon nanotube film using a laser plasma-type hyperthermal atom beam facility

(2010) Hiroshi Kinoshita et al.   CARBON

Engineering a Titanium Surface with Controllable Oleophobicity and Switchable Oil Adhesion

(2010) Daoai Wang et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Uni-directional liquid spreading on asymmetric nanostructured surfaces

(2010) Kuang-Han Chu et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bioinspired Super-antiwetting Interfaces with Special Liquid−Solid Adhesion

(2009) Mingjie Liu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Towards a tunable and switchable water adhesion on a TiO2 nanotube film with patterned wettability

(2009) Daoai Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Unidirectional wetting and spreading on stooped polymer nanohairs

(2009) Tae-il Kim et al.   Soft Matter

Complex Droplets on Chemically Modified Silicon Nanograss

(2008) Ville Jokinen et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Facile and Patternable Method for the Surface Modification of Carbon Nanotube Forests Using Perfluoroarylazides

(2008) Stefan J. Pastine et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Markedly Controllable Adhesion of Superhydrophobic Spongelike Nanostructure TiO2Films

(2008) Yuekun Lai et al.   LANGMUIR

Control of water droplet motion by alteration of roughness gradient on silicon wafer by laser surface treatment

(2008) Cheng Sun et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Superhydrophobic surfaces: from structural control to functional application

(2007) Xi Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

A Topography/Chemical Composition Gradient Polystyrene Surface:  Toward the Investigation of the Relationship between Surface Wettability and Surface Structure and Chemical Composition

(2007) Jilin Zhang et al.   LANGMUIR