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Oscillating droplet tribometer for sensitive and reliable wetting characterization of superhydrophobic surfaces

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Accurate wetting characterization is crucial for the development of next‐generation superhydrophobic surfaces. Traditionally, wetting properties are measured with a contact angle goniometer (CAG) suitable for a broad range of surfaces.
Muhammad Junaid   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumatic programmable superrepellent surfaces

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Morphological transformation of surface structures is widely manifested in nature and highly preferred for many applications such as wetting interaction; however, in situ tuning of artificial morphologies independent of smart responsive materials remains
Songtao Hu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bio‐inspired spontaneous splitting of underwater bubbles along a superhydrophobic open pathway without perturbation

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Bubbles are pervasive in aqueous media, and on account of numerous advantages of tiny bubbles, efficient bubble splitting is favorable in a wide range of applications. However, underwater bubble splitting faces a lot of challenges because bubbles tend to
Xin Li   +6 more
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Introduction to The Spiral Dynamics and The Spiral Coriolis Force [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The spiral dynamics of a point-like body of mass m in spiral differential geometry are introduced. New ideal motions have been studied, the uniform spiral motion and the uniform spiral-polar motion.
Fabbri, Italo Mario
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High‐performance and wide relative humidity passive evaporative cooling utilizing atmospheric water

open access: yesDroplet, 2023
Global warming and increased living standards have rapidly increased the demand for cooling systems. Meeting this demand in less economically developed areas is highly challenging due to a lack of electricity.
Guang Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From capture to transport: A review of engineered surfaces for fog collection

open access: yesDroplet, 2023
Collecting microscale water droplets suspended in the wind, that is, fog, using permeable surfaces is a promising solution to the worldwide problem of water scarcity and is of great interest to industries, such as mist elimination and recapturing water ...
Youhua Jiang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two modes of contact‐time reduction in the impact of particle‐coated droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces

open access: yesDroplet, 2023
Reducing the contact time during droplet impact is essential for many scientific and industrial applications, such as self‐cleaning, anti‐icing, heat transfer, and condensation.
Rutvik Lathia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Droplets in soft materials

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Droplets display many unique properties in soft solid matrices, leading to various fascinating phenomena. These phenomena have inspired multidisciplinary scientific designs involving both fundamental studies and application exploration in the fields of ...
Hong Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioinspired superwetting materials for water manipulation

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Water manipulation is crucial for a wide range of engineering applications, such as microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific achievements in the past few decades, it remains challenging to achieve efficient and
Xu Leng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Squid‐like soft heat pipe for multiple heat transport

open access: yesDroplet, 2022
Soft heat pipes are vital in many applications. Inspired by the structure of a squid, we proposed a squid‐like soft heat pipe with multiple heat transport branches that has excellent flexibility and outstanding thermal performance.
Zhanxiao Kang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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