The high‐performance unidirectional manipulation of microdroplets is crucial for many vital
applications including water collection and bioanalysis. Among several actuation methods …

Research on wetting phenomena aims to initially understand the underlying physics and
then to fabricate smart, functional surfaces with desirable wetting properties. Special …

The initial spreading of glycerol and silicon oil droplets on smooth, corrugated, and
orthogonal surfaces is numerically investigated by an effective, sharp-interface modeling …

A computational model based on disjoining pressure is developed to study the asymmetric
evaporation of droplets on an inclined substrate. In the proposed formulation, the disjoining …

A water droplet behavior on a hydrophobic surface is examined relevant to the dust particles
removal from the surface. Surface crystallization of polycarbonate is realized in acetone bath …

This study uses an efficient, continuum-level modeling method to investigate the spreading
and retraction dynamics of viscous droplets impact on flat solid surfaces. The main …

We demonstrate the transport and positioning of water droplets on macro-patterned lubricant-
impregnated surfaces. The macro-patterning produces menisci features in the impregnating …

This review presents experimental studies of phenomena occurring in droplets of various
liquids under the effect of nanosecond spark discharges. Inorganic liquids and liquids of …

A geometrically symmetric gear with asymmetric surface wettability exhibits one-way spin on
a vibrating water bed. On the side face of the gear, a parafilm was coated to create …

An anisotropic ratchet conveyor is an asymmetric, periodic, micropatterned surface that
propels droplets when vibrated with a sinusoidal signal at certain frequencies and …