Effective manipulation of liquids on open surfaces without external energy input is
indispensable for the advancement of point-of-care diagnostic devices. Open-surface …

Spontaneous and directional pumpless transportation (SDPT) of subaqueous gas bubbles
has great prospects in eliminating destructive gas bubbles in fluid transportation pipes …

Due to its appeal in the merit of no external energy input, the passive surface is widely
considered to be an ideal platform for liquid transportation. Despite the considerable …

Bubble dynamics plays an important role in boiling heat transfer, and surface wettability
affects bubble behaviors. In the present work, the effects of surface superhydrophilicity (SHI) …

Aluminum nitride (AlN), a versatile ceramic with high thermal conductivity, high electrical
resistivity, and a coefficient of thermal expansion compatible with silicon, is well‐suited for …

Textured surface has shown great potential in inhibiting Leidenfrost phenomenon for the
thermal management of high heat flux devices. Although diverse textured surfaces have …

Vapor condensation is extensively used in applications that demand the exchange of a
substantial amount of heat energy or the vapor-liquid phase conversion. In conventional …

To enhance transport capacity of open-surfaces, a gradient wettability wedge track laid on
superhydrophobic background (wedge track No. 2) was fabricated by using masking tape …

Surfaces with extreme wettability (too low, superhydrophobic; too high, superhydrophilic)
have attracted considerable attention over the past two decades. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) …

The directed transport of liquids at the nanoscale is of great importance for nanotechnology
applications ranging from water filtration to the cooling of electronics and precision …