Despite intensive investigations on the droplet receding contact angle on superhydrophobic
surfaces, ie, a key parameter characterizing surface wettability and adhesion, the …

Control of droplet sliding and its interfacial behavior such as sliding resistance and friction
have important applications in microfluidic and energy‐related fields. Nature provides many …

Hypothesis Investigating solid–liquid interactions to determine advancing and receding
contact angles, and consequently contact angle hysteresis, is crucial for understanding …

Hypothesis Contact angle goniometry suffers from inherent optical challenges such as
scattering and diffraction near the triple contact line (TCL) rendering erroneous results …

Hypothesis The droplet/bubble adhesion characteristics depend on the length of the
droplet/bubble three-phase contact line. Since the deformation caused by the liquid–gas …

Hypothesis Biphilic surfaces, namely surfaces comprising hydrophilic areas with a (super)
hydrophobic background, are used in nature and engineering for controlled dropwise …

Liquid diodes are surface structures that facilitate the spontaneous flow of liquids in a
specific direction. In nature, they are used to increase water collection and uptake …

A contact angle observed for a liquid–solid system is not necessarily a unique value, and a
few contact angles need to be considered carefully in relation to liquid spreading, adhesion …

The extent to which a droplet pins on a textured substrate is determined by the dynamics of
the contact line and the liquid–vapor interface. However, the synergistic contribution of …