Slippery damper of an overlay for arresting and manipulating droplets on nonwetting surfaces

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 3154 - 9
• Main Authors: Han, Xing, Li, Wei, Zhao, Haibo, Li, Jiaqian, Tang, Xin, Wang, Liqiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.05.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 147/135; 639/301/119/544; 639/766/189; 639/766/25; Air pockets; Contamination; Cushions; Droplets; Dynamic control; Fertilization; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insecticides; Interfacial properties; Lubricants; Lubricants & lubrication; Mass-spring systems; multidisciplinary; Repellency; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Self lubrication; Spray cooling

In diverse processes, such as fertilization, insecticides, and cooling, liquid delivery is compromised by the super-repellency of receiving surfaces, including super-hydro-/omni-phobic and superheated types, a consequence of intercalated air pockets or vapor cushions that promote droplet rebounds as...