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Passive Removal of Highly Wetting Liquids and Ice on Quasi-Liquid Surfaces by Zhang, Lei, Guo, Zongqi, Sarma, Jyotirmoy, Dai, Xianming

“…Surfaces with ultralow adhesion to liquids and solids have attracted broad interests in both fundamental studies and engineering applications from passive…”
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Ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection in common fluids by Yang, Shikuan, Dai, Xianming, Stogin, Birgitt Boschitsch, Wong, Tak-Sing

“…Detecting target analytes with high specificity and sensitivity in any fluid is of fundamental importance to analytical science and technology…”
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Fabrication of Inherent Anticorrosion Superhydrophobic Surfaces on Metals by Xiang, Tengfei, Han, Yang, Guo, Zongqi, Wang, Rong, Zheng, Shunli, Li, Sheng, Li, Cheng, Dai, Xianming

“…The corrosion of metal materials is detrimental to petroleum pipelines, marine ships, heat exchangers, etc. To date, existing technologies have focused on…”
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Flow boiling heat transfer of HFE-7000 in nanowire-coated microchannels by Yang, Fanghao, Li, Wenming, Dai, Xianming, Li, Chen

“…•Flow boiling of dielectric fluid (HFE-7000) was studied in nanowired microchannels.•Annual flow was generated by capillary effects in low mass flux and heat…”
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Coarsening‐induced disappearing droplets contribute to condensation by Guo, Zongqi, Monga, Deepak, Shan, Li, Boylan, Dylan, Dai, Xianming

“…Condensation heat transfer is widely used in water and energy systems. Despite being extensively studied, since 1973, the models for dropwise condensation have…”
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Flow boiling phenomena in a single annular flow regime in microchannels (II): Reduced pressure drop and enhanced critical heat flux by Yang, Fanghao, Dai, Xianming, Peles, Yoav, Cheng, Ping, Khan, Jamil, Li, Chen

“…In Part II of this study, we report that pressure drop was reduced by approximately 48% and critical heat flux (CHF) was increased by approximately 300% in…”
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Coarsening droplets for frosting delay on hydrophilic slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces by Sarma, Jyotirmoy, Monga, Deepak, Guo, Zongqi, Chen, Fangying, Dai, Xianming

“…Frosting occurs due to the freezing of condensed water droplets on a supercooled surface. The nucleated frost propagates through interdroplet bridges and…”
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Biphilic nanoporous surfaces enabled exceptional drag reduction and capillary evaporation enhancement by Dai, Xianming, Yang, Fanghao, Yang, Ronggui, Huang, Xinyu, Rigdon, William A., Li, Xiaodong, Li, Chen

“…Simultaneously achieving drag reduction and capillary evaporation enhancement is highly desired but challenging because of the trade-off between two distinct…”
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Enhanced single- and two-phase transport phenomena using flow separation in a microgap with copper woven mesh coatings by Dai, Xianming, Yang, Fanghao, Fang, Ruixian, Yemame, Tsegaye, Khan, Jamil A., Li, Chen

“…The temperature difference on a heating wall between the inlet and outlet is usually large during the convective heat transfer in microgaps or microchannels…”
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Designing air-independent slippery rough surfaces for condensation by Sirohia, Gaurav Kumar, Dai, Xianming

“…•Successfully designed and fabricated the air independent slippery rough surfaces.•The theoretical model provides design rationales on various parameters on…”
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Sustainable icephobicity on durable quasi-liquid surface by Sarma, Jyotirmoy, Zhang, Lei, Guo, Zongqi, Dai, Xianming

“…•Quasi-liquid has been introduced as a new interface with ultralow shear modulus.•Change the solid/ice interface to quasi-liquid/ice interface for easy ice…”
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Gradient Quasi‐Liquid Surface Enabled Self‐Propulsion of Highly Wetting Liquids by Zhang, Lei, Guo, Zongqi, Sarma, Jyotirmoy, Zhao, Weiwei, Dai, Xianming

“…Self‐propulsion of highly wetting liquids is important in heat exchanger, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. However, it is challenging to achieve…”
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Hydrophilic reentrant SLIPS enabled flow separation for rapid water harvesting by Guo, Zongqi, Boylan, Dylan, Shan, Li, Dai, Xianming

“…Water harvesting from air is desired for decentralized water supply wherever water is needed. When water vapor is condensed as droplets on a surface the…”
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Slippery Wenzel State by Dai, Xianming, Stogin, Birgitt Boschitsch, Yang, Shikuan, Wong, Tak-Sing

“…Enhancing the mobility of liquid droplets on rough surfaces is of great interest in industry, with applications ranging from condensation heat transfer to…”
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Pushing the Limit of Beetle‐Inspired Condensation on Biphilic Quasi‐Liquid Surfaces by Boylan, Dylan, Monga, Deepak, Shan, Li, Guo, Zongqi, Dai, Xianming

“…Massive studies concern the development of low‐carbon water and energy systems. Specifically, surfaces with special wettability to promote vapor‐to‐liquid…”
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Quasi-Liquid Surfaces for Sustainable High-Performance Steam Condensation by Monga, Deepak, Guo, Zongqi, Shan, Li, Taba, Seyed Adib, Sarma, Jyotirmoy, Dai, Xianming

“…Sustainable high-performance steam condensation is critical to reducing the size, weight, and cost of water and energy systems. It is well-known that dropwise…”
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Flow boiling phenomena in a single annular flow regime in microchannels (I): Characterization of flow boiling heat transfer by Yang, Fanghao, Dai, Xianming, Peles, Yoav, Cheng, Ping, Khan, Jamil, Li, Chen

“…Flow boiling with deionized water in silicon (Si) microchannels was drastically enhanced in a single annular flow boiling regime enabled by superhydrophilic Si…”
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Hydrophilic directional slippery rough surfaces for water harvesting by Dai, Xianming, Sun, Nan, Nielsen, Steven O, Stogin, Birgitt Boschitsch, Wang, Jing, Yang, Shikuan, Wong, Tak-Sing

“…Multifunctional surfaces that are favorable for both droplet nucleation and removal are highly desirable for water harvesting applications but are rare…”
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Patterned Quasi-Liquid Surfaces for Condensation of Low Surface Tension Fluids by Boylan, Dylan, Monga, Deepak, Guo, Zongqi, Dosawada, Pavan Sai, Shan, Li, Wang, Pengtao, Dai, Xianming

“…Extensive research concerns dropwise condensation of low surface tension fluids to promote energy efficiency and decarbonization in thermal energy systems…”
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Enhancing filmwise and dropwise condensation using a hybrid wettability contrast mechanism: Circular patterns by Egab, Karim, Alwazzan, Mohammed, Peng, Benli, Oudah, Saad K., Guo, Zongqi, Dai, Xianming, Khan, Jamil, Li, Chen

“…•Two series of circular patterns are formed on the surfaces of copper tubes at different diameters, and gap distances.•The condensation heat transfer rate on…”
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