Surface tension-driven self-alignment is a passive and highly-accurate positioning
mechanism that can significantly simplify and enhance the construction of advanced …

During the last years, emerging research has focused on the development and design of
novel materials that can successfully repel oils and other liquids. In order to achieve such …

A variety of expressions used to classify solid surfaces in terms of their wettability by liquids
is presented, and their advantages and deficiencies are discussed. In order to create …

It is urgent and significant for the further development of superhydrophobic materials to
exploit a facile, low-cost, scalable, and eco-friendly method for the manufacture of …

Surface tension confined (STC) open tracks for pumpless transport of low-surface tension
liquids (eg, acetone, ethanol, hexadecane) on microfluidic chips are fabricated using a large …

Superhydrophobic surfaces were prepared on Cu substrates via a facile surface oxidation
approach and subsequent chemical modification with low surface energy materials. In this …

Designing surfaces with patterns of varying wettability is of significant importance for many
applications. This fascinating feature is inspired by nature where it is vital for the survival of …

Extensive research is being devoted to both the fundamental and applied aspects of liquid
marbles (LMs). However, influence of the surface tension of the liquid substrate on the …

A purely topographical method for controlling liquid spreading by using easy‐to‐fabricate
undercut edges is reported. By periodic repetition of such edges, it is shown that multiple …

Self-assembly of components using liquid surface tension is an attractive alternative to
traditional robotic pick-and-place as it offers high assembly accuracy for coarse initial part …