Liquid–vapour phase change is a useful and efficient process to transfer energy in nature,
as well as in numerous domestic and industrial applications. Relatively recent advances in …

Ice accumulation poses a series of severe issues in daily life. Inspired by the nature,
superwettability surfaces have attracted great interests from fundamental research to anti …

Vapor condensation plays a key role in a wide range of industrial applications including
power generation, thermal management, water harvesting and desalination. Fast droplet …

Surface engineering at the nanoscale is a rapidly developing field that promises to impact a
range of applications including energy production, water desalination, self-cleaning and anti …

Large droplets emerging during dropwise condensation impair surface properties such as
anti-fogging/frosting ability and heat transfer efficiency. How to spontaneously detach …

Nature has developed unique strategies to refine and optimise structural performance.
Using surfaces designed at multiple length scales, from micro to nano levels, combined with …

Liquid mobility on super-wettable materials is of interest for enhanced heat transfer, self-
cleaning, anti-fouling, anti-icing, water-harvesting, and oil–water separation. Here, we …

It was recently discovered that condensation growing on a nanostructured
superhydrophobic surface can spontaneously jump off the surface, triggered by naturally …

In this review we cover recent developments in the area of surface-enhanced dropwise
condensation against the background of earlier work. The development of fabrication …

The development of bioinspired interfacial materials with enhanced drop mobility that mimic
the innate functionalities of nature will have a significant impact on the energy, environment …