Ge Gao
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Ge Gao has a total of 6 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Huafei Li
School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
1 shared publication - Huai Zheng
School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
1 shared publication - Jiayao Wu
The Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
1 shared publication - Teng Zhou
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China
1 shared publication - Yifan Zhou
School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
1 shared publication - Ziyu Wang
Wuhan University
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 25 May 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 16 (6) , 618
Reconfigurable Orbital Electrowetting for Controllable Droplet Transport on Slippery Surfaces
The controllable transport of droplets on solid surfaces is crucial for many applications, from water harvesting to bio-analysis. Herein, we propose a novel droplet transport controlling method, reconfigurable orbital electrowetting (ROEW) on inclined slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), which enables controllable transport and dynamic handling of droplets by non-contact reconfiguration of orbital electrodes. The flexible reconfigurability is attributed to the non-contact wettability modulation and reversibly deformable flexible electrodes. ROEW graphically customizes stable wettability pathways by real-time and non-contact printing of charge-orbit patterns on SLIPS to support the continuous transport of droplets. Benefiting from the fast erase-writability of charges and the movability of non-contact electrodes, ROEW enables reconfiguration of the wetting pathways by designing electrode shapes and dynamically switching electrode configurations, achieving controllable transport of various pathways and dynamic handling of droplet sorting and mixing. ROEW provides a new approach for reconfigurable, electrode-free arrays and reusable microfluidics.
- 25 May 2025
- Published by MDPI AG in Micromachines
- Vol. 16 (6) , 618
Open AccessReconfigurable Orbital Electrowetting for Controllable Droplet Transport on Slippery Surfaces
The controllable transport of droplets on solid surfaces is crucial for many applications, from water harvesting to bio-analysis. Herein, we propose a novel droplet transport controlling method, reconfigurable orbital electrowetting (ROEW) on inclined slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS), which enables controllable transport and dynamic handling of droplets by non-contact reconfiguration of orbital electrodes. The flexible reconfigurability is attributed to the non-contact wettability modulation and reversibly deformable flexible electrodes. ROEW graphically customizes stable wettability pathways by real-time and non-contact printing of charge-orbit patterns on SLIPS to support the continuous transport of droplets. Benefiting from the fast erase-writability of charges and the movability of non-contact electrodes, ROEW enables reconfiguration of the wetting pathways by designing electrode shapes and dynamically switching electrode configurations, achieving controllable transport of various pathways and dynamic handling of droplet sorting and mixing. ROEW provides a new approach for reconfigurable, electrode-free arrays and reusable microfluidics.