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ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2021

Stimuli-responsive surfaces for switchable wettability and adhesion.

Chang Li, Ming Li, Zhongshi Ni, Qingwen Guan, Bamber R K Blackman, Eduardo Saiz

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Nature-Inspired Innovation in Electrical Engineering Technologies and Applications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  6. Wetting and Spreading Behaviors of Impacting Metal Droplet Regulated by 2D Ultrasonic Field.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Chang LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City and Guilds Building, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Ming LiCentre of Advanced Structural Ceramics, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Zhongshi NiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01002, USA.
Qingwen GuanSchool of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Bamber R K BlackmanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, City and Guilds Building, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Eduardo SaizCentre of Advanced Structural Ceramics, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diverse unique surfaces exist in nature, e.g. lotus leaf, rose petal and rice leaf. They show similar contact angles but different adhesion properties. According to the different wettability and adhesion characteristics, this review reclassifies different contact states of droplets on surfaces. Inspired by the biological surfaces, smart artificial surfaces have been developed which respond to external stimuli and consequently switch between different states. Responsive surfaces driven by various stimuli, e.g. stretching, magnetic, photo, electric, temperature, humidity and pH, are discussed. Studies reporting on either atmospheric or underwater environments are discussed. The application of tailoring surface wettability and adhesion includes microfluidics/droplet manipulation, liquid transport and harvesting, water energy harvesting and flexible smart devices. Particular attention is placed on the horizontal comparison of smart surfaces with the same stimuli. Finally, the current challenges and future prospects in this field are also identified.

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Plant LeavesWaterSurface PropertiesTemperatureWettabilityWateradhesionbioinspireddropletstimuli-responsewettability

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PMID34129792
PMCPMC8205534

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