Stretchable electronic devices show remarkable application potentials in a wide range of fields spanning from wearable electronics, biomedical diagnosis and actuation, to robotics, fashion and textiles. State-of-the-art technologies use flat elastic substrates for making these devices, in which complicated lithographic design and fabrication are...
The articular cartilage of synovial joint can bear a heavy load while there’s little wear and friction, which proves that a very complicated lubrication system exists in articular cartilage. By studying this lubrication system, the group headed by Prof. ZHOU Feng at the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication of the Lanzhou Institute of Chemi...
The interfacial friction of soft matter is mostly found in living things and its friction coefficient is extremely low. The ultra-low friction coefficient helps living things to better adapt to the environment and survive from attack. This prompts researchers to wonder whether people can achieve this low friction while have a control over its fr...
The regulation of fluid flow is very important for the design of smart microfluidic and biofluidic devices. The study by the group headed by Prof. ZHOU Feng at the State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication of the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics (LICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on fluid slippage sheds light on the regulation ...
Porous materials such as sponges, textiles, and metal meshes are good candidates for oil–water separation, due to their large pore volume, flexibility, and commercial availability. However, these materials suffer from large coincident water absorption along with the oil. To mitigate this problem, various research groups have tried to establish ...
