​

• Song J., Kappl M., Butt H-J., Yeung KL., Hou Y.,* (2021): Nano-hierarchical Structures for Inhibiting Partial-wetting Condensation. (under review)

 

• Li S., Kappl M., Butt H-J., Liu J.,* Hou Y.,* (2021): Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer of Ethanol-Water Mixtures on PDMS Brushes. (under review)

 

• Hou Y., Shah P., Constantoudis V., Gogolides E., Kappl M., Butt H-J.* (2021): A Super Liquid-repellent Hierarchical Porous Membrane for Efficient Water Desalination. (under review)

  

• Hou Y., Shang Y., Yu M., Feng C., Yu H., Yao S.* (2018): Tunable Water Harvesting Surfaces Consisting of Biphilic Nanoscale Topography, ACS Nano 12 (11), 11022-11030.

  

• Hou Y.,# Yu M.,# Shang Y., Zhou P., Song R., Xu X., Chen X., Wang Z., Yao S.* (2018): Suppressing Ice Nucleation of Supercooled Condensate with Biphilic Topography. Physic Review Letters 120 (7), 075902.

 

• Shang Y., # Hou Y.,# Yu M., Yao S.* (2018): Modeling and Optimization of Condensation Heat Transfer at Biphilic Interface. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 122, 117-127.

  

• Yu M., # Hou Y.,# Song R., Xu X., Yao S.* (2018): Tunable Confinement for Bridging Single-Cell Manipulation and Single-Molecule DNA Linearization. Small 14, 1800229.

 

• Xu X., Yuan H., Song R., Yu M., Chung C., Hou Y., Shang Y., Zhou H., Yao S.* (2018): High Aspect Ratio Induced Spontaneous Generation of Monodisperse Picolitre Droplets for Digital PCR. Biomicrofluidics 12 (1), 014103.

 

• Song R., Peng C., Xu X., Wang J., Yu M., Hou Y., Zou R.,* Yao S.* (2018): Controllable Formation of Monodisperse Polymer Microbubbles as Ultrasound Contrast Agents. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10 (17), 14312-14320.

 

• Xu X., Song R., He M., Peng C., Yu M., Hou Y., Qiu H., Zou R.,* Yao S.* (2017): Microfluidic Production of Nanoscale Perfluorocarbon Droplets as Liquid Contrast Agents for Ultrasound Imaging, Lab on a Chip 17 (20), 3504-3513.

 

• Li J., Hou Y., Liu Y., Hao C., Li M., Chaudhury MK., Yao S.,* Wang Z.* (2016): Directional Transport of High-temperature Janus Droplets Mediated by Structural Topography. Nature Physics,12, 606–612.

 

• Hou Y., Yu M., Chen X., Wang Z., Yao S.* (2015): Filmwise-to-Dropwise Transition Enabled by Patterned High Wetting Contrast. Journal of Heat Transfer 137(8), 080907.

 

• Shen Y., Hou Y., Yao S., Huang P., Yobas L.* (2015): In Vitro Epithelial Organoid Generation Induced by Substrate Nanotopography. Scientific Reports 5, 9293

 

• Hou Y., Yu M., Chen X., Wang Z.,* Yao S.* (2015): Recurrent Filmwise and Dropwise Condensation on a Beetle Mimetic Surface. ACS Nano 9, 71-81. (Front cover, Highly cited paper)

 

• Yu M., Hou Y., Zhou H., Yao S.* (2015): An On-Demand Nanofluidic Concentrator. Lab on a Chip, 15, 1524-1532

​

Book Chapters:

​

• Hou Y.*, Butt H.J, Kappl M. (2020): Water and Ice Nucleation on Solid Surfaces, Ice Adhesion: Mechanism, Measurement, and Mitigation. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-119-64037-0.

 

• Hou Y.*, Wang Z., Yao S. (2016): Biomimetic Surfaces for Enhanced Dropwise Condensation Heat Transfer, Bio-Inspired Surfaces and Applications. World Scientific, ISBN: 978-981-4704-48-9.