Search Results - "Zhao, Tom Y."
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Frost-free zone on macrotextured surfaces
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-03-2020)“…Numerous studies have focused on designing functional surfaces that delay frost formation or reduce ice adhesion. However, solutions to the scientific…”
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The thermo-wetting instability driving Leidenfrost film collapse
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-06-2020)“…Above a critical temperature known as the Leidenfrost point (LFP), a heated surface can suspend a liquid droplet above a film of its own vapor. The insulating…”
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Tetracycline as an inhibitor to the SARS‐CoV‐2
Published in Journal of cellular biochemistry (01-07-2021)“…The coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) remains an extant threat against public health on a global scale. Cell infection…”
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Thermodynamics of sustaining liquid water within rough icephobic surfaces to achieve ultra-low ice adhesion
Published in Scientific reports (22-01-2019)“…The build-up of ice on aircraft, bridges, oil rigs, wind turbines, electrical lines, and other surfaces exposed to cold environments diminishes their safe and…”
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High-speed X-ray imaging of the Leidenfrost collapse
Published in Scientific reports (07-02-2019)“…The Leidenfrost layer is characterized by an insulating vapor film between a heated surface and an ambient liquid. The collapse of this film has been…”
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Blood–wall fluttering instability as a physiomarker of the progression of thoracic aortic aneurysms
Published in Nature biomedical engineering (01-12-2023)“…The diagnosis of aneurysms is informed by empirically tracking their size and growth rate. Here, by analysing the growth of aortic aneurysms from first…”
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The thermodynamic principle determining the interface temperatures during phase change
Published in International journal of heat and mass transfer (01-12-2022)“…What is the interface temperature during phase transition (for instance, from liquid to vapor)? This question remains fundamentally unresolved. In the modeling…”
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High-speed X-ray imaging of the Leidenfrost collapse
Published in Scientific reports (07-02-2019)“…Abstract The Leidenfrost layer is characterized by an insulating vapor film between a heated surface and an ambient liquid. The collapse of this film has been…”
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Problems in Phase Change Thermodynamics and Fluid Instability: Application to Anti-Icing, Leidenfrost Collapse, Interfacial Temperature, and Aortic Aneurysms
Published 01-01-2021“…My research goal is to develop first principles frameworks to interrogate multiphase, multiscale systems. One of my main focus areas is to consistently…”
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The thermodynamic principle determining the interface temperature during phase change
Published 15-02-2021“…What is the interface temperature during phase transition (for instance, from liquid to vapor)? This question remains fundamentally unresolved. In the modeling…”
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Tetracycline as an inhibitor to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Published 13-08-2020“…J Cell Biochem (2021) 1-8 The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 remains an extant threat against public health on a global scale. Cell infection begins when the spike…”
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The physical origin of aneurysm growth, dissection, and rupture
Published 01-11-2023“…Rupture of aortic aneurysms is by far the most fatal heart disease, with a mortality rate exceeding 80%. There are no reliable clinical protocols to predict…”
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The thermo-wetting instability driving Leidenfrost film collapse
Published 23-12-2019“…Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Jun 2020, 117 (24) 13321-13328 Above a critical temperature known as the Leidenfrost point (LFP), a heated…”
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Fluid-structure instability forecasts thoracic aortic aneurysm progression
Published 07-08-2023“…Nat. Biomed. Eng 7, 1614-1626 (2023) The basic mechanism driving aneurysm growth is unknown. Currently, clinical diagnosis of an aneurysm is mainly informed by…”
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