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The first book to cover the concept of microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture as a platform for materials fabrication, cover physical mechanisms and advanced techniques for precision generation of various microfluidics-based fluid systems, and offer cutting-edge techniques in functionalizing materials with tailored properties for interdisciplinary applications.
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Full Publication List
2024
(49) Yanhong Li, Wenchang Zhao, Ying Zhou, Shuxian Tang, Shiyu Wang, Yutong Zheng, Zuankai Wang*& Pingan Zhu*. Ultrafast bounce of particle-laden droplets. Nature Communications 15, 9943 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54288-w
(48) Shiyu Wang, Shucong Li, Wenchang Zhao, Ying Zhou, Liqiu Wang*, Joanna Aizenberg* & Pingan Zhu*. Programming hierarchical anisotropy in microactuators for multimodal actuation. Lab on a Chip 24, 4073-4084 (2024). Celebrating George Whitesides' 85th birthday
(47) Chunmei Zhou*, Xin Tang*, Rui Shi, Caihong Liu, Pingan Zhu* & Liqiu Wang*. All-aqueous soft milli-swimmers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16, 41450-41460 (2024).
(46) Yuhang Lu#, Shiyu Wang# & Pingan Zhu*. Asymmetric microfiber actuators with reciprocal deformation. Industrial Chemistry & Materials 2, 441-450 (2024).
(45) Zhiqiang Zhu, Tianao Chen, Yongqi Wu, Xizhi Wu, Zhongliang Lang, Fangsheng Huang, Pingan Zhu, Ting Si & Ronald X. Xu. Microfluidic strategies for engineering oxygen-releasing biomaterials. Acta biomaterialia 179, 61-82 (2024).
(44) Yang Li, Xuezhi Qin, Yawei Feng, Yuxin Song, Zhiran Yi, Huanxi Zheng, Peiyang Zhou, Chenyang Wu, Siyan Yang, Lili Wang, Pingan Zhu, Wanghuai Xu & Zuankai Wang. A droplet-based electricity generator incorporating Kelvin water dropper with ultrahigh instantaneous power density. Droplet 3, e91 (2024).
(43) Zhiqiang Zhu, Tianao Chen, Fangsheng Huang, Shiyu Wang, Pingan Zhu, Ronald X. Xu & Ting Si. Free-boundary microfluidic platform for advanced materials manufacturing and applications. Advanced Materials 36, 2304840 (2024).
2023
(42) Ying Zhou#, Chenguang Zhang#, Wenchang Zhao, Shiyu Wang & Pingan Zhu*. Suppression of hollow droplet rebound on super-repellent surfaces. Nature Communications 14, 5386 (2023). Editors’ Highlight
(41) Pingan Zhu. Editorial for the Special Issue on droplet-based microfluidics: Design, fabrication, and applications. Micromachines 14, 693 (2023).
2022
(40) Lu Wen, Guoqiang Li, Tao Huang, Wei Geng, Hao Pei, Jialiang Yang, Miao Zhu, Pengfei Zhang, Rui Hou, Geng Tian, Wentao Su, Jian Chen, Dake Zhang, Pingan Zhu, Wei Zhang, Xiuxin Zhang, Ning Zhang, Yunlong Zhao, Xin Cao, Guangdun Peng, Xianwen Ren, Nan Jiang, Caihuan Tian & Zijiang Chen. Single cell technologies: From research to application. The Innovation 3, 100342 (2022).
(39) Chengmin Chen, Hongjun Zhong, Zhe Liu, Jianchun Wang, Jianmei Wang, Guangxia Liu, Yan Li & Pingan Zhu*. Asymmetric jetting during the impact of liquid drops on superhydrophobic concave surfaces. Micromachines 13, 1521 (2022). Invited Contribution.
(38) Haibo Zhao, Qiyu Deng, Tao Huang, Pingan Zhu, Wei Li, Xing Han, Xiang Li, Liqiu Wang & Peng Yu. Magnetic field-assisted fission of a ferrofluid droplet for large-scale droplet generation. Langmuir 38, 5838-5846 (2022).
(37) Chunmei Zhou, Pingan Zhu*, Ye Tian, Rui Shi & Liqiu Wang*. Progress in all-aqueous droplets generation with microfluidics: Mechanisms of formation and stability improvements. Biophysics Reviews 3, 021301 (2022). Highlighted by Scilight.
(36) Ying Zhou & Pingan Zhu*. A paradigm shift in liquid cooling by multitextured surface design. The Innovation 3, 100222 (2022). Invited Commentary.
(35) Pingan Zhu* & Liqiu Wang*. Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability. Chemical Reviews 122, 7010–7060 (2022). Front Cover, Microfluidics Special Issue
2021
(34) Shile Feng#, Pingan Zhu#, Huanxi Zheng, Haiyang Zhan, Chen Chen, Jiaqian Li, Liqiu Wang, Xi Yao, Yahua Liu & Zuankai Wang. Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering. Science 373, 1344-1348 (2021). ESI Highly Cited Paper.
(33) Jing Sun, Pingan Zhu, Xiantong Yan, Chao Zhang, Yuankai Jin, Xuan Chen & Zuankai Wang. Robust liquid repellency by stepwise wetting resistance. Applied Physics Reviews 8, 031403 (2021).
(32) Chunmei Zhou, Pingan Zhu*, Xing Han, Rui Shi, Ye Tian & Liqiu Wang*. Microfluidic generation of ATPS droplets by transient double emulsion technique. Lab on a Chip 21, 2684-2690 (2021). Lab on a Chip HOT Articles 2021
(31) Pingan Zhu#, Yixin Wang#, Hin Chu & Liqiu Wang. Superhydrophobicity preventing surface contamination as a novel strategy against COVID-19. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 600, 613-619 (2021).
(30) Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen, Chunmei Zhou, Michael Aizenberg, Joanna Aizenberg & Liqiu Wang. Bioinspired soft microactuators. Advanced Materials 33, 2008558 (2021).
(29) Xing Han, Xin Tang, Rifei Chen, Wei Li, Pingan Zhu* & Liqiu Wang*. Citrus-peel-like durable slippery surfaces. Chemical Engineering Journal 420, 129599 (2021).
(28) Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen, Chunmei Zhou, Ye Tian & Liqiu Wang. Asymmetric fibers for efficient fog harvesting. Chemical Engineering Journal 415, 128944 (2021).
(27) Pingan Zhu, Chengmin Chen, Krishnaswamy Nandakumar & Liqiu Wang. Nonspecular reflection of droplets. Small 17, 2006695 (2021). Inside Front Cover
2020 and Before
(26) Xing Han, Pingan Zhu*, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang*. Microfluidic encapsulation of phase change materials for high thermal performance. Langmuir 36, 8165-8173 (2020).
(25) Rui Shi, Ye Tian, Pingan Zhu, Xin Tang, Xiaowei Tian, Chunmei Zhou & Liqiu Wang. Hourglass-shaped microfibers. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12, 29747-29756 (2020).
(24) Xiaoxue Yao, Guoshuai Zhu, Pingan Zhu, Jing Ma, Wenwen Chen, Zhou Liu & Tiantian Kong. Omniphobic ZIF-8@hydrogel membrane by microfluidic-emulsion-templating method for wound healing. Advanced Functional Materials 30, 1909389 (2020).
(23) Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen & Liqiu Wang. Topography-directed hot-water super-repellent surfaces. Advanced Science 6, 1900798 (2019).
(22) Chunmei Zhou#, Pingan Zhu#, Ye Tian, Min Xu & Liqiu Wang. Engineering micromotors with droplet microfluidics. ACS Nano 13, 6319-6329 (2019).
(21) Pingan Zhu & Liqiu Wang. Droplet pinch-off with pressure fluctuations. Chemical Engineering Science 196, 333-343 (2019).
(20) Jianmei Wang, Xueying Wang, Pingan Zhu, Chengming Chen, Jianchun Wang, Yan Li & Liqiu Wang. Microfluidic rapid fabrication of tunable polyvinyl alcohol microspheres for adsorption applications. Materials 12, 3712 (2019).
(19) Leyan Lei, Tiantian Kong, Pingan Zhu, Zhanxiao Kang, Xiaowei Tian & Liqiu Wang. Self-assembly of TiO2 nanofiber-based microcapsules by spontaneously-evolved multiple emulsions. Langmuir 34, 8785-8791 (2018).
(18) Xiaowei Tian, Tiantian Kong, Pingan Zhu, Zhanxiao Kang, Leyan Lei, Xin Tang & Liqiu Wang. Engineering embolic microparticles from a periodically-pulsating charged liquid meniscus. Chemical Engineering Science 183, 13-19 (2018).
(17) Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Leyan Lei, Chunmei Zhou & Liqiu Wang. Engineering microstructure with evaporation-induced self-assembly of microdroplets. Small Methods 2, 1800017 (2018).
(16) Chengmin Chen, Yingjie Zhao, Jianmei Wang, Pingan Zhu, Ye Tian, Min Xu, Liqiu Wang & Xiaowen Huang. Passive mixing inside microdroplets. Micromachines 9, 160 (2018).
(15) Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Ye Tian, Xin Tang, Xiaowei Tian & Liqiu Wang. Superwettability with antithetic states: Fluid repellency in immiscible liquids. Materials Horizons 5, 1156-1165 (2018).
(14) Zhanxiao Kang, Pingan Zhu, Dayong Gui & Liqiu Wang. A method to predict thermal waves in dual-phase-lag heat conduction. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 115, 250-257 (2017).
(13) Ye Tian, Pingan Zhu, Xin Tang, Chunmei Zhou, Jianmei Wang, Tiantian Kong, Min Xu & Liqiu Wang. Large-scale water collection of bioinspired cavity-microfibers. Nature Communications 8, 1080 (2017).
(12) Chunmei Zhou#, Pingan Zhu#, Ye Tian, Xin Tang, Rui Shi & Liqiu Wang. Microfluidic generation of aqueous two-phase-system (ATPS) droplets by oil-droplet choppers. Lab on a Chip 17, 3310-3317 (2017).
(11) Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Xin Tang & Liqiu Wang. Well-defined porous membranes for robust omniphobic surfaces via microfluidic emulsion templating. Nature Communications 8, 15823 (2017).
(10) Xin Tang, Pingan Zhu, Ye Tian, Xuechang Zhou, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang. Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets. Nature Communications 8, 14831 (2017).
(9) Leyan Lei, Xin Tang, Pingan Zhu, Zhanxiao Kang, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang. Spreading-induced dewetting for monolayer colloidosomes with responsive permeability. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 5, 6034-6041 (2017).
(8) Pingan Zhu & Liqiu Wang. Passive and active droplet generation with microfluidics: A review. Lab on a Chip 17, 34-75 (2017). ESI Highly Cited Paper, Lab on a Chip 2017 Most Downloaded Articles.
(7) Zhanxiao Kang, Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang. A dewetting model for double-emulsion droplets. Micromachines 7, 196 (2016).
(6) Xiaowei Tian, Lai X., Pingan Zhu & Liqiu Wang. Beyond the classical theory of heat conduction: A perspective view of future from entropy. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 472, 20160362 (2016).
(5) Zhanxiao Kang, Tiantian Kong, Leyan Lei, Pingan Zhu, Xiaowei Tian & Liqiu Wang. Engineering particle morphology with microfluidic droplets. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 26, 075011 (2016).
(4) Pingan Zhu, Xin Tang & Liqiu Wang. Droplet generation in co-flow microfluidic channels with vibration. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 20, 47 (2016).
(3) Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Leyan Lei, Xiaowei Tian, Zhanxiao Kang & Liqiu Wang. Droplet breakup in expansion-contraction microchannels. Scientific Reports 6, 21527 (2016).
(2) Pingan Zhu, Xin Tang, Ye Tian & Liqiu Wang. Pinch-off of microfluidic droplets with oscillatory velocity of inner phase flow. Scientific Reports 6, 31436 (2016).
(1) Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Zhanxiao Kang, Xiaowei Tian & Liqiu Wang. Tip-multi-breaking in capillary microfluidic devices. Scientific Reports 5, 11102 (2015).
Selcted Journal Publications
1. Shile Feng#, Pingan Zhu#, Huanxi Zheng, Haiyang Zhan, Chen Chen, Jiaqian Li, Liqiu Wang, Xi Yao, Yahua Liu & Zuankai Wang. Three-dimensional capillary ratchet-induced liquid directional steering. Science 373, 1344-1348 (2021).
2. Pingan Zhu* & Liqiu Wang*. Microfluidics-enabled soft manufacture of materials with tailorable wettability. Chemical Reviews 122, 7010–7060 (2022).
3. Ying Zhou#, Chenguang Zhang#, Wenchang Zhao, Shiyu Wang & Pingan Zhu*. Suppression of hollow droplet rebound on super-repellent surfaces. Nature Communications 14, 5386 (2023).
4. Pingan Zhu, Tiantian Kong, Xin Tang & Liqiu Wang. Well-defined porous membranes for robust omniphobic surfaces via microfluidic emulsion templating. Nature Communications 8, 15823 (2017).
5. Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen, Chunmei Zhou, Michael Aizenberg, Joanna Aizenberg & Liqiu Wang. Bioinspired soft microactuators. Advanced Materials 33, 2008558 (2021).
6. Pingan Zhu, Rifei Chen & Liqiu Wang. Topography-directed hot-water super-repellent surfaces. Advanced Science 6, 1900798 (2019).
7. Chunmei Zhou#, Pingan Zhu#, Ye Tian, Min Xu & Liqiu Wang. Engineering micromotors with droplet microfluidics. ACS Nano 13, 6319-6329 (2019).
8.Pingan Zhu & Liqiu Wang. Passive and active droplet generation with microfluidics: A review. Lab on a Chip 17, 34-75 (2017).
9. Ye Tian, Pingan Zhu, Xin Tang, Chunmei Zhou, Jianmei Wang, Tiantian Kong, Min Xu & Liqiu Wang. Large-scale water collection of bioinspired cavity-microfibers. Nature Communications 8, 1080 (2017).
10. Xin Tang, Pingan Zhu, Ye Tian, Xuechang Zhou, Tiantian Kong & Liqiu Wang. Mechano-regulated surface for manipulating liquid droplets. Nature Communications 8, 14831 (2017).
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