A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications
The transport of liquid droplets plays an essential role in various applications. Modulating the wettability of the material surface is crucial in transporting droplets without external energy, adhesion loss, or intense controllability requirements. Although several studies have investigated droplet...
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| description | The transport of liquid droplets plays an essential role in various applications. Modulating the wettability of the material surface is crucial in transporting droplets without external energy, adhesion loss, or intense controllability requirements. Although several studies have investigated droplet manipulation, its design principles have not been categorized considering the mechanical perspective. This review categorizes liquid droplet transport strategies based on wettability modulation into those involving (i) application of driving force to a droplet on non-sticking surfaces, (ii) formation of gradient surface chemistry/structure, and (iii) formation of anisotropic surface chemistry/structure. Accordingly, reported biological and artificial examples, cutting-edge applications, and future perspectives are summarized. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c91d3e5aff6f48188d90b80ce8bd15642025-08-20T02:26:40ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Advanced Materials1468-69961878-55142022-12-0123147349710.1080/14686996.2022.2116293A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applicationsMizuki Tenjimbayashi0Kengo Manabe1International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanResearch Institute for Advanced Electronics and Photonics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JapanThe transport of liquid droplets plays an essential role in various applications. Modulating the wettability of the material surface is crucial in transporting droplets without external energy, adhesion loss, or intense controllability requirements. Although several studies have investigated droplet manipulation, its design principles have not been categorized considering the mechanical perspective. This review categorizes liquid droplet transport strategies based on wettability modulation into those involving (i) application of driving force to a droplet on non-sticking surfaces, (ii) formation of gradient surface chemistry/structure, and (iii) formation of anisotropic surface chemistry/structure. Accordingly, reported biological and artificial examples, cutting-edge applications, and future perspectives are summarized.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2116293Droplet manipulationwettinghydrophobicfunctional interfacebiomimeticsresponsive materials |
| spellingShingle | Mizuki Tenjimbayashi Kengo Manabe A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications Science and Technology of Advanced Materials Droplet manipulation wetting hydrophobic functional interface biomimetics responsive materials |
| title | A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications |
| title_full | A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications |
| title_fullStr | A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications |
| title_short | A review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation: principles, design strategies, recent progress, and applications |
| title_sort | review on control of droplet motion based on wettability modulation principles design strategies recent progress and applications |
| topic | Droplet manipulation wetting hydrophobic functional interface biomimetics responsive materials |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2116293 |
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