2 papers
cond-mat.soft2024
Spontaneous Motion of Liquid Droplets on Soft Gradient Surfaces
Weiwei Zhao, Wenjie Qian, Chang Xu +1
We report an experimental investigation of the spontaneous motion of liquid droplets on soft gels with a crosslinking gradient. By systematically adjusting the spatial difference i…
cond-mat.soft2023
Emergence and Growth Dynamics of Wetting-induced Phase Separation on Soft Solids
Wenjie Qian, Weiwei Zhao, Tiezheng Qian +1
Liquid droplets on soft solids, such as soft polymeric gels, can induce substantial surface deformations, leading to the formation of wetting ridges at contact points. While these…