Lei Jiang

TL;DR: Asymmetric slippery surfaces with a snowflake-like structure and a star-shaped structure were successfully fabricated for the real-world applications, both of which illustrated reliable performances in the continuous generation, directional transportation, and efficient collection of CO2 and H2 microbubbles.

TL;DR: This work provides a rational design for advanced fog harvesters, and should unlock more possibilities to develop functional materials from 3D to 2D for microfluidics, condensation, liquid collection, etc.

TL;DR: A slippery copper cone (SCC) is developed, which can facilely manipulate gas bubble in surfactant solutions and shows an elegant capability of transporting gas bubbles in various organic solvents, endowing it with promising applications in various complex low-surface-tension environments.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors report that the natural lotus leaf with Janus wettability can be a potential candidate for efficient oil/water separation after simple punching by a needle.

TL;DR: Through the rational incorporation of hydrophilic defects, a series of gas-transporting behaviors are achieved purposively, for example, gas film delivery, bubble transporting, and anisotropic bubble gating, which proves the feasibility of this underwater air-controlling strategy.