Research involving liquid-like surfaces
Below you can read about some other work of this group related to liquid-like surfaces.
Evaporation on slippery liquid-like surfaces
When a droplet evaporates from a slippery liquid-like surface, its contact area smoothly retracts as its volume reduces.
Droplet and contact-line friction
We can use a surface coating to change kinetic contact line friction, which dramatically alters how quickly droplets move on a surface.
Anti-biofilm liquid and liquid-like surfaces
Unwanted biofilms often form on surfaces, such as bacterial growth on medical devices. Making the surfaces of the device slippery through a solid or liquid lubricant can reduce biofilm formation.
Anti-icing liquid-like surfaces
Ice formation in the natural environment is dangerous when it occurs on surfaces such as on planes, power lines and bridges. Creating liquid-like surfaces can produce resistance to this icing.
Anti-scaling liquid-like surfaces
When water evaporates from a surface, it leaves comtaminants which over time will accumulate and cause fouling, blockages and corrosion. Surfaces engineered to be slippery to liquids can supporess the deposition of salt.