Molecular dynamics of wettability and condensation on nanostructured surfaces: Fundamentals and hybrid wetting

AI Khdair, S Aghakhani, NH Thi, M Afrand - … Communications in Heat and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this review article, molecular dynamics simulation is utilized to study wettability and
condensation phenomena on nanostructured surfaces with combined wettability …

Nanostructured Surfaces with Plasmonic Activity and Superhydrophobicity: Review of Fabrication Strategies and Applications

M Ruzi, N Celik, F Sahin, M Sakir, MS Onses - Small, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Plasmonics and superhydrophobicity have garnered broad interest from academics and
industry alike, spanning fundamental scientific inquiry and practical technological …

Mask-Enabled Topography Contrast on Aluminum Surfaces

TJ Shimokusu, H Thakkar, A Abbas, B Jumet, TF Yap… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Patterned solid surfaces with wettability contrast can enhance liquid transport for
applications such as electronics thermal management, self-cleaning, and anti-icing …

Janus Flexible Device with Microcone Channels for Sampling and Analysis of Biological Microfluidics

Y Zhu, H Niu, Y Wang, G Li, B Qiu, M Zhang, F Yan… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Controlling the spontaneous directional transport of droplets plays an important role in the
application of microchemical reactions and microdroplet detection. Although the relevant …

Recent advances in superhydrophobic paper derived from nonwood fibers

W Fatriasari, IRS Daulay, R Rajamanickam… - Bioresource Technology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nonwood fibers are appealing substitutes for the raw materials for the pulp and paper
sector, such as for packaging, whose market demand is growing, given their variety of …

Mucin Promotes Bacterial Swarming by Making the Agar Surface More Slippery

C Pawul, TT Dutta, SG Johnson, JX Tang - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
When inoculated on the surface of soft agar containing nutrients, many species of motile
bacteria can grow into a dense population and spread across the surface by a form of …

A novel antiparallel flat plate pulsating heat pipe for thermal management of electronics

DT Vempany, LK Malla, H Dileep… - Experimental Heat …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Thermal management is an intrinsic aspect of the electronics industry, and a flat plate
pulsating heat pipe (FPPHP) consisting of multiple capillary channels machined on a flat …

Chitosan–Surfactant Composite Nanocoatings on Glass and Zinc Surfaces Prepared from Aqueous Solutions

P Márton, L Áder, DM Kemény, A Rácz, D Kovács… - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hydrophobic coatings from chitosan–surfactant composites (ca. 400 nm thick by UV-Vis
spectroscopy) for possible corrosion protection were developed on glass and zinc …

To spill or not: Short-time pouring dynamics of a toppled liquid bottle

A Roy, A Kumar, S Ray, G Das, C Bakli - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
A typical culinary setting involves liquid condiments with different constitutive behaviors
stored in jars, bottles, pitchers, or spouts. In the dynamic kitchen environment, handling …