National Science Foundation

Surface and Interface Engineering

Droplets on Soft Surfaces Exhibit a Reluctance to Coalesce due to an Intervening Wetting Ridge
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Droplets on Soft Surfaces Exhibit a Reluctance to Coalesce due to an Intervening Wetting Ridge

The Wetting State of Water on a Rose Petal project figure

The Wetting State of Water on a Rose Petal

Predicting the growth of many droplets during vapor-diffusion-driven dropwise
condensation experiments using the point sink superposition method project figure

Predicting the Growth of Many Droplets During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation Experiments Using the Point Sink Superposition Method

A Coupled Wicking and Evaporation Model for Prediction of Pool Boiling
Critical Heat Flux on Structured Surfaces project figure

A Coupled Wicking and Evaporation Model for Prediction of Pool Boiling Critical Heat Flux on Structured Surfaces

Enabling Highly Effective Boiling from Superhydrophobic Surfaces
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Enabling Highly Effective Boiling from Superhydrophobic Surfaces

The Petal Effect of Parahydrophobic Surfaces offers Low Receding Contact
Angles that Promote Effective Boiling project figure

The Petal Effect of Parahydrophobic Surfaces offers Low Receding Contact Angles that Promote Effective Boiling

A Wettability Metric for Characterization of Capillary Flow on Textured
Superhydrophilic Surfaces project figure

A Wettability Metric for Characterization of Capillary Flow on Textured Superhydrophilic Surfaces

A Point Sink Superposition Method for Predicting Droplet Interaction Effects
During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation in Humid Air project figure

A Point Sink Superposition Method for Predicting Droplet Interaction Effects During Vapor-Diffusion-Driven Dropwise Condensation in Humid Air

Multiscale Modeling of the Three-Dimensional Meniscus Shape of a Wetting Liquid
Film on Micro-/Nanostructured Surfaces project figure

Multiscale Modeling of the Three-Dimensional Meniscus Shape of a Wetting Liquid Film on Micro-/Nanostructured Surfaces

Continuous Oil-Water Separation Using Polydimethylsiloxane-Functionalized Melamine Sponge project figure

Continuous Oil-Water Separation Using Polydimethylsiloxane-Functionalized Melamine Sponge

Spatiotemporal Infrared Measurement of Interface Temperatures During Water Droplet Evaporation on a Nonwetting Substrate project figure

Spatiotemporal Infrared Measurement of Interface Temperatures During Water Droplet Evaporation on a Nonwetting Substrate

Evaporating Organic Liquid Droplets on Nonwetting Surfaces project figure

Evaporating Organic Liquid Droplets on Nonwetting Surfaces

Water and Ethanol Droplet Wetting Transition During Evaporation on Omniphobic Surfaces project figure

Water and Ethanol Droplet Wetting Transition During Evaporation on Omniphobic Surfaces

Coalescence-Induced Jumping of Multiple Condensate Droplets on Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Surfaces project figure

Coalescence-Induced Jumping of Multiple Condensate Droplets on Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Superhydrophobic Copper Surfaces for Enhanced Dropwise Condensation project figure

Superhydrophobic Copper Surfaces for Enhanced Dropwise Condensation

Flow Field Mapping during Droplet Evaporation on Hydrophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces project figure

Flow Field Mapping during Droplet Evaporation on Hydrophobic and Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Numerical Modeling of Droplet Evaporation on a Superhydrophobic Substrate project figure

Numerical Modeling of Droplet Evaporation on a Superhydrophobic Substrate

Evaporative Deposition on Superhydrophobic Surfaces project figure

Evaporative Deposition on Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Applications project figure

Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Applications

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Condensation on Hierarchical Superhydrophobic Copper Surface