Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most promising elastomers due its remarkable
proprieties such as good thermal stability, biocompatibility, corrosion resistance, flexibility …

Superhydrophobic surfaces are smart surfaces with high water contact angles and low
surface energy. When water droplets rest on superhydrophobic surfaces, they often stay at …

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

Inspired by the superhydrophobicity of the waxy layer on lotus leaves, researchers are in
constant pursuit in fabricating advanced wax-based superhydrophobic surfaces. This article …

Soft miniature machines demonstrate multimodal actuation and morphology change
capabilities in narrow spaces smaller than their dimension. The wirelessly controlled soft …

Droplet manipulation on superhydrophobic surfaces (DMSS) without conventional pipetting
is an emerging liquid handling technology, which can be potentially used for diagnostic …

Droplet-based microfluidics offer great opportunities for applications in various fields, such
as diagnostics, food sciences, and drug discovery. A droplet provides an isolated …

Directional droplet transport on smart surfaces with superwettabilities arouse extensive
attentions from both the scientific community and industry due to the exciting applications in …

The magnetic manipulation of droplets is one of the emerging magnetofluidic technologies
that integrate multiple disciplines, such as electromagnetics, fluid mechanics and so on. The …

External‐field‐responsive liquid transport has received extensive research interest owing to
its important applications in microfluidic devices, biological medical, liquid printing …