Water droplet attraction and coalescence on liquid-crystal-infused textured and porous surfaces

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Liquid-crystal-infused surfaces enhance the attraction and coalescence of water droplets compared to traditional isotropic lubricants. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Filip Ferš; Xiaoguang Wang; Uroš Tkalec

doi:10.1039/d5sm01184a

January 1, 2026Soft Matter

Water droplet attraction and coalescence on liquid-crystal-infused textured and porous surfaces

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The aim is to explore the dynamics of droplet coalescence on liquid-crystal-infused surfaces and understand how texture influences this process.
Investigated droplet behavior on liquid-infused surfaces
Applied geometry-based and mass-spring models for analysis
Evaluated interfacial and hydrodynamic responses
Demonstrated unique coalescence characteristics compared to isotropic lubricants
Found that surface texture significantly affects droplet dynamics
Observed enhanced droplet attraction on textured surfaces

Implication

Examines droplet coalescence on liquid-infused surfaces, suggesting significant dynamics related to surface texturing.

Abstract

Coalescence of droplets on liquid-infused surfaces has been extensively investigated for isotropic lubricants, where interfacial and hydrodynamic responses are well described by geometry-based and mass-spring models. However, the corresponding dynamics...

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Ferš et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe41d95ddcd3a253e850a https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sm01184a

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Water droplet attraction and coalescence on liquid-crystal-infused textured and porous surfaces

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Water droplet attraction and coalescence on liquid-crystal-infused textured and porous surfaces

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Abstract

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