[HTML][HTML] Liquid intrusion in and extrusion from non-wettable nanopores for technological applications

A Giacomello, CM Casciola, Y Grosu… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
In this article, we review some recent theoretical results about intrusion and extrusion of non-
wetting liquids in and out of cavities of nanotextured surfaces and nanoporous materials …

A Nanoconfined Water–Ion Coordination Network for Flexible Energy‐Dissipation Devices

Y Gao, M Li, C Zhan, H Zhang, M Yin, W Lu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Water–ion interaction in a nanoconfined environment that deeply constrains spatial
freedoms of local atomistic motion with unconventional coupling mechanisms beyond that in …

Confined water–encapsulated activated carbon for capturing short-chain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from drinking water

Y Shi, H Mu, J You, C Han, H Cheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The global ecological crisis of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in
drinking water has gradually shifted from long-chain to short-chain PFASs; however, the …

Anomalous solid-like necking of confined water outflow in hydrophobic nanopores

Y Gao, M Li, H Zhang, Y Zhang, W Lu, B Xu - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Intrusion of liquid into hydrophobic nanopores has yielded unusual fluid and transport
properties that classical theories cannot fully describe, and its extrusion yet remains largely …

Wetting-Induced Water Promoted Flow on Tunable Liquid–Liquid Interface-Based Nanopore Membrane System

Y Wu, H Ling, Y Qian, Y Hu, B Niu, X Lin, XY Kong… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane separation provides effective methods for solving the global water crisis.
Contemporary membrane systems depend on interfacial interactions between liquid and …

Entrance resistance of water transport into carbon nanotubes: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations

J Song, L Liu, Q Li, C Liu, F Song - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
Water transport through nanoporous materials has aroused wide interest in membrane
desalination, biological medicine and nanofluids, but the underlying mechanism of water …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Experimental Advances in Solid–Liquid Composites for Impact and Blast Mitigation

M Li, R McCoy, W Lu - Journal of Composites Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
The development of high-performance composites for mechanical energy dissipation during
impact or explosive events is of vital importance for the safety of personnel and …

Reorientation of Hydrogen Bonds Renders Unusual Enhancement in Thermal Transport of Water in Nanoconfined Environments

Y Gao, Z Chen, Y Zhang, Y Wen, X Yu, B Shan… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Liquid confined in a nanochannel or nanotube has exhibited a superfast transport
phenomenon, providing an ideal heat and mass transfer platform to meet the increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Local and diffusive dynamics of LiCl aqueous solutions in pristine and modified silica nanopores

S Schneider, M Brodrecht, H Breitzke… - The Journal of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We use 1 H, 2 H, and 7 Li nuclear magnetic resonance to investigate local and diffusive
dynamics of LiCl-7H 2 O and LiCl-7D 2 O solutions in pristine and functionalized silica …

Effective protection of biological tissues from severe blunt force injury by engineered nanoscale liquid flow

F Yang, R Zhu, A Zheng, R An, W Lu, Y Liang - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Blunt force trauma (BFT), the injury of the body by forceful impacts such as falls, motor
vehicle crashes and collisions, causes damage to bio-organs that can lead to life …