ArticleNature communications2023
Droplet attraction and coalescence mechanism on textured oil-impregnated surfaces.
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- How Slippery Surfaces Retain Their Function: Lubricant Film Dynamics Upon Droplet Contact.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Anticondensation and Anti-icing Properties of Bendable Superhydrophobic Coatings with Enhanced Mechanical Stability.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Liquid Patterning Using Droplet Impact on Textured Nonwetting Surfaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026Article
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- Drop Friction on Textured Lubricant-Coated Surfaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Direct Measurement and Modeling of Wrapping Layer on Lubricant-Infused Surfaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Wetting Ridge Growth Dynamics on Textured Lubricant-Infused Surfaces.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Synergistic Adhesion and Shape Deformation in Nanowire-Structured Liquid Crystal Elastomers.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Visualization and Experimental Characterization of Wrapping Layer Using Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence.ACS nano · 2024Article
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Abstract
Droplets residing on textured oil-impregnated surfaces form a wetting ridge due to the imbalance of interfacial forces at the contact line, leading to a wealth of phenomena not seen on traditional lotus-leaf-inspired non-wetting surfaces. Here, we show that the wetting ridge leads to long-range attraction between millimeter-sized droplets, which coalesce in three distinct stages: droplet attraction, lubricant draining, and droplet merging. Our experiments and model show that the magnitude of the velocity and acceleration at which droplets approach each other horizontally is the same as the vertical oil rise velocity and acceleration in the wetting ridge. Moreover, the droplet coalescence mechanism can be modeled using the classical mass-spring system. The insights gained from this work will inform future fundamental studies on remote droplet interaction on textured oil-impregnated surfaces for optimizing water harvesting and condensation heat transfer.
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