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Z. Liu, R.M. Rasheed, A. Rajappan, T.F. Yap, B. Jumet, Y. Song, G. Wehmeyer, W.K. Lee, D.J. Preston
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Articles ASAP, 2026 - Strain-Engineered Oxygen-Modified Nickel Telluride/Nickel Oxide Heterostructures for Bifunctional Alkaline Water Electrocatalysis
S. Shin, I. Cho, S.K. Han, J. Heo, J. Han, H. Jeon, J. Lee, M.K. Cho, D.J. Preston, I.S. Kim, B. Shong, W.K. Lee
ACS Nano, 19(51), 2025 - Efficient and Stable Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution from MoTex/Ni(OH)2 Heterostructures
J. Han, M.K. Nam, S. Shin, I. Cho, H. Jeon, J. Heo, J. Lee, M.K. Cho, D.J. Preston, M. Hersam, I.S. Kim, B. Shong, W.K. Lee
JACS, 147(44), 2025 - Understanding Silicone Elastomer Curing and Adhesion for Stronger Soft Devices
T.F. Yap, J. Klinkao, S. Urbina, N.T. Pottackal, M.D. Bell, A. Rajappan, D. Yavas, D.J. Preston
Science Advances, 11(29), 2025 - Predicting the Interfacial Tension of CO2 and NaCl Aqueous Solution with Machine Learning
K. Liaqat, D.J. Preston, L. Schaefer
Scientific Reports, 15(25471), 2025 - Wearable Multi-Sensory Haptic Devices
J. Fleck, Z.A. Zook, J. Clark, D.J. Preston, D. Lipomi, C. Pacchierotti, M.K. O’Malley
Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 3(3), 2025 - Strain-Enabled Band Structure Engineering in Layered PtSe2 for Water Electrolysis under Ultralow Overpotential
H. Jeon, H.J. Kwon, J. Lee, S.K. Han, H. Kim, J. Heo, J. Han, S. Shin, J. Park, M.K. Cho, D.J. Preston, I.S. Kim, M. Kim, W.K. Lee
ACS Nano, 19(9), 2025 - Roadmap on Embodying Mechano-Intelligence and Computing in Functional Materials and Structures
A. Alu, A.F. Arrieta, E. Del Dottore, M.D. Dickey, S. Ferracin, R.L. Harne, H. Hauser, Q. He, J.B. Hopkins, L. Hyatt, S. Li, S. Mariani, B. Mazzolai, A. Mondini, A. Pal, D.J. Preston, A. Rajappan, J.R. Raney, P. Reis, S.A. Sarles, M. Sitti, U.K. Ubamanyu, M. van Hecke, K.W. Wang
Smart Materials and Structures, 34(6), 2025 - Programmable Failure in Heat-Sealable Sheet-Based Fluidic Devices
A. Broshkevitch,* S. Urbina,* B. Jumet, J.A. Garavito-Leon, A. Rajappan, D.J. Preston (*Equal Contribution)
Cell Reports Physical Science, 6(2), 2025 - Mask-Enabled Topography Contrast on Aluminum Surfaces
T. Shimokusu, H. Thakkar, A. Abbas, B. Jumet, T.F. Yap, H. Sefiane, D. Orejon, D.J. Preston, G. Wehmeyer
Langmuir, 40(52), 2024 - Attaining Tailored Wicking Behavior with Additive Manufacturing
E. Noce, I. Zobayed, R.J. Fontenot, B. Jumet, R.M. Rasheed, J. Turrubiantes, D.J. Preston
Langmuir, 40(34), 2024 - Embedded Fluidic Sensing and Control with Soft Open-Cell Foams
A. Rajappan, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
Advanced Functional Materials, 34(41), 2024 - Conversion of Layered WS2 Crystals into Mixed-Domain Electrochemical Catalysts by Plasma-Assisted Surface Reconstruction
J. Park, I. Cho, H. Jeon, Y. Lee, J. Zhang, D. Lee, M.K. Cho, D.J. Preston, B. Shong, I.S. Kim, W.K. Lee
Advanced Materials, 36(25), 2024 - Sheet-Based Fluidic Diodes for Embedded Fluidic Circuitry in Soft Devices
V.T. Vo, A. Rajappan, B. Jumet, M.D. Bell, S. Urbina, D.J. Preston
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6(7), 2024 - Multiscale Textile-Based Haptic Interactions
Z.A. Zook, B. Jumet, A. Yousaf, D.J. Preston, M.K. O’Malley
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 6(7), 2024 - A Review and Outlook on Osmotically Driven Heat Pipes for Passive Thermal Transport
R.J. Fontenot, D.J. Lockwood, J.M. Allison, D.J. Preston
Applied Thermal Engineering, 248(123097), 2024 - Thermally Accelerated Curing of Platinum-Catalyzed Elastomers
T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, M.D. Bell, R.M. Rasheed, C.J. Decker, D.J. Preston
Cell Reports Physical Science, 5(3), 2024 - Teflon AF–Coated Nanotextured Aluminum Surfaces for Jumping Droplet Thermal Rectification
T.J. Shimokusu, A. Nathani, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, D.J. Preston,* G. Wehmeyer* (*Co-Corresponding Authors)
Advanced Materials Interfaces, 11(13), 2024 - Adhesion Force Analysis for Prevention of Particle Resuspension in Multiplexed Inertial Coalescence Filters
R.M. Rasheed, J.M. Lentz, I.M. Zobayed, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, D. Gonzalez, D.J. Preston
Aerosol Science and Technology, 58(3), 2024 - Ambient-Mediated Wetting on Smooth Surfaces
D. Orejon, J. Oh, D.J. Preston, X. Yan, S. Sett, Y. Takata, N. Miljkovic, K. Sefiane
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 324(103075), 2024 - Harnessing Nature’s Design with Necrobotics
T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, T.J. Shimokusu, D.J. Preston
Device, 1(4), 2023 - Strain-Enabled Local Phase Control in Layered MoTe2 for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution
Y. Lee, S.H. Lee, S.K. Han, J. Park, D. Lee, D.J. Preston, I.S. Kim, M. Hersam, Y. Kwon, B. Shong, W.K. Lee
ACS Energy Letters, 8(11), 2023 - Rapid In Situ Thermal Decontamination of Wearable Composite Textile Materials
M.D. Bell, K. Ye, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, Z. Liu, Y.J. Tao, D.J. Preston
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 15(37), 2023 - Fluidically Programmed Wearable Haptic Textiles
B. Jumet, Z.A. Zook, A. Yousaf, A. Rajappan, D. Xu, T.F. Yap, N. Fino, Z. Liu, M.K. O’Malley, D.J. Preston
Device, 1(3), 2023 - Mitigating Contamination with Nanostructure-Enabled Ultra-Clean Storage
Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, A. Rajappan, R.A. Shveda, R.M. Rasheed, D.J. Preston
Nano Letters, 23(14), 2023 - Mechanofluidic Instability-Driven Wearable Textile Vibrotactor
N. Fino, B. Jumet, Z.A. Zook, D.J. Preston, M.K. O’Malley
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16(4), 2023 - A Low-Cost Wearable Device for Portable Sequential Compression Therapy
M. Schara, M. Zeng, B. Jumet, D.J. Preston
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 1012862, 2022 - Hydrogel-Based, Dynamically Tunable Plasmonic Metasurfaces with Nanoscale Resolution
J. Zhang, Q. Li, C. Dai, M. Cheng, X. Hu, H.S. Kim, H. Yang, D.J. Preston, Z. Li, X. Zhang, W.K. Lee
Small, 18(48), 2022 - Programmable Soft Valves for Digital and Analog Control
C.J. Decker, H.J. Jiang, M.P. Nemitz, S.E. Root, A. Rajappan, J.T. Alvarez, J.A. Tracz, L. Wille, D.J. Preston,* G.M. Whitesides* (*Co-Corresponding Authors)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 119(40), 2022 - Logic-Enabled Textiles
A. Rajappan, B. Jumet, R.A. Shveda, C.J. Decker, Z. Liu, T.F. Yap, V. Sanchez, D.J. Preston
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 119(35), 2022 - A Wearable Textile-Based Pneumatic Energy Harvesting System for Assistive Robotics
R.A. Shveda,* A. Rajappan,* T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, M.D. Bell, B. Jumet, V. Sanchez, D.J. Preston (*Equal Contribution)
Science Advances, 8(34), 2022 - Necrobotics: Biotic Materials as Ready-to-Use Actuators
T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, A. Rajappan, T.J. Shimokusu, D.J. Preston
Advanced Science, 2201174, 2022 - Ultraefficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Strain Engineered, Multilayer MoS2
D. Rhuy, Y. Lee, J.Y. Kim, C. Kim, Y. Kwon, D.J. Preston, I.S. Kim, T.W. Odom, K. Kang, D. Lee, W.K. Lee
Nano Letters, 22(14), 5742–5750, 2022 - Additively Manufactured Multiplexed Inertial Coalescence Filters
R.M. Rasheed, L.J. Torres, A. Rajappan, M.M. Weislogel, D.J. Preston
Separation and Purification Technology, 292(120966), 2022 - A Buckling-Sheet Ring Oscillator for Electronics-Free, Multimodal Locomotion
W.K. Lee,* D.J. Preston,* M.P. Nemitz, A. Nagarkar, A.K. MacKeith, B. Gorissen, N. Vasios, V. Sanchez, K. Bertoldi, L. Mahadevan, G.M. Whitesides (*Equal Contribution)
Science Robotics, 7(63), 2022 - Enhancement of Boiling with Scalable Sandblasted Surfaces
Y. Song, C. Wang, D.J. Preston, G. Su, M.M. Rahman, H. Cha, J.H. Seong, B. Philips, M. Bucci, E.N. Wang
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14(7) 9788–9794, 2022 - An Expanding Foam-Fabric Orthopedic Cast
S.E. Root, V. Sanchez, J.A. Tracz, D.J. Preston, Y.S. Zvi, K. Wang, C.J. Walsh, S. Homer-Vanniasinkam, G.M. Whitesides
Advanced Materials Technologies, 2101563, 2022 - Tube-Balloon Logic for the Exploration of Fluidic Control Elements
J.A. Tracz, L. Wille, D. Pathiraja, S.V. Kendre, R. Pfisterer, E. Turett, G.T. Teran, C.K. Abrahamsson, S.E. Root, W.K. Lee, D.J. Preston, H.J. Jiang, G.M. Whitesides, M.P. Nemitz
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 2022 - The Soft Compiler: A Web-Based Tool for the Design of Modular Pneumatic Circuits for Soft Robots
S.V. Kendre, L. Whiteside, T.Y. Fan, J.A. Tracz, G.T. Teran, T. Underwood, M. Sayed, H.J. Jiang, A.A. Stokes, D.J. Preston, G.M. Whitesides, M.P. Nemitz
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(3), 2022 - Temporal Evolution of Surface Contamination under Ultra-high Vacuum
Z. Liu, Y. Song, A. Rajappan, E.N. Wang, D.J. Preston
Langmuir, 38(3) 1252–1258, 2022 - Efficacy and Self-Similarity of SARS-CoV-2 Thermal Decontamination
T.F. Yap, J.C. Hsu, Z. Liu, K. Rayavara, V. Tat, C.T.K. Tseng, D.J. Preston
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 127709, 2022 – PDF - Alteration of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Metallic Surfaces by In Situ Oxidation
Y. Song, H. Cha, Z. Liu, J.H. Seong, L. Zhang, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 185(122320), 2022 - A Data-Driven Review of Soft Robotics
B. Jumet, M.D. Bell, V. Sanchez, D.J. Preston
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4(4), 2100163, 2022 - Motion and Sash Height (MASH) Alarms for Efficient Fume Hood Use
J. Kongoletos, E. Munden, J. Ballew, D.J. Preston
Scientific Reports, 11(21412), 2021 - Bio-inspired Design of Soft Mechanisms Using a Toroidal Hydrostat
S.E. Root, D.J. Preston, G.O. Feifke, H. Wallace, R.M. Alcoran, M.P. Nemitz, J.A. Tracz, G.M. Whitesides
Cell Reports Physical Science 2(9), 2021 - Effect of Daily Temperature Fluctuations on Virus Lifetime
T.F. Yap, C.J. Decker, D.J. Preston
Science of the Total Environment, 789(148004), 2021 – PDF - Pneumatic Soft Robots Take a Step Toward Autonomy
A. Rajappan, B. Jumet, D.J. Preston
Science Robotics, 6(51), 2021 - Elastic-Instability-Enabled Locomotion
A. Nagarkar, W.K. Lee, D.J. Preston, M.P. Nemitz, N.N. Deng, G.M. Whitesides, L. Mahadevan
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 118(8), 2021 - A Predictive Model of the Temperature-Dependent Inactivation of Coronaviruses
T.F. Yap, Z. Liu, R.A. Shveda, D.J. Preston
Applied Physics Letters, 117(060601), 2020 – Preprint - Polymer Infused Porous Surfaces for Robust, Thermally Conductive, Self-Healing Coatings for Dropwise Condensation
K.L. Wilke, D.S. Antao, S. Cruz, R. Iwata, Y. Zhao, A. Leroy, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
ACS Nano, 14(11), 2020 - Jumping Droplet Condensation in Internal Convective Vapor Flow
D.S. Antao, K.L. Wilke, J.H. Sack, Z. Xu, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 163(120398), 2020 - Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles
V. Sanchez, C.J. Payne, D.J. Preston, J.T. Alvarez, J.C. Weaver, A.T. Atalay, M. Boyvat, D.M. Vogt, R.J. Wood, G.M. Whitesides, C.J. Walsh
Advanced Materials Technologies, 5(8) 2000383, 2020 – Frontispiece - Effects of Airborne Hydrocarbon Adsorption on Pool Boiling Heat Transfer
Y. Song, L. Zhang, Z. Liu, D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
Applied Physics Letters, 116(253702), 2020 - Heat Transfer Suppression by Suspended Droplets on Microstructured Surfaces
M. Wei, Y. Song, Y. Zhu, D.J. Preston, C.S. Tan, E.N. Wang
Applied Physics Letters, 116(233703), 2020 - Analysis of Powders Containing Illicit Drugs Using Magnetic Levitation
C.K. Abrahamsson, A. Nagarkar, M.J. Fink, D.J. Preston, S. Ge, J.S. Bozenko, G.M. Whitesides
Angewandte Chemie, 59(2), 2020 – Featured on Back Cover - Enhanced Condensation for Improved Energy Efficiency
Z. Liu, D.J. Preston
Joule, 3(5), 2019 - A Soft Ring Oscillator
D.J. Preston, H.J. Jiang, V. Sanchez, P. Rothemund, J. Rawson, M.P. Nemitz, W.K. Lee, Z. Suo, C.J. Walsh, G.M. Whitesides
Science Robotics, 4(31), 2019 - Storage of Information Using Small Organic Molecules
B.J. Cafferty, A.S. Ten, M.J. Fink, S. Morey, D.J. Preston, M. Mrksich, G.M. Whitesides
ACS Central Science, 5(5), 2019 - Digital Logic for Soft Devices
D.J. Preston, P. Rothemund, H.J. Jiang, M.P. Nemitz, J. Rawson, Z. Suo, G.M. Whitesides
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 1820672116, 2019 - Fabricating 3D Structures by Combining 2D Printing and Relaxation of Strain
B.J. Cafferty, V.E. Campbell, P. Rothemund, D.J. Preston, A. Ainla, N. Fulleringer, A.C. Diaz, A.E. Fuentes, D. Sameoto, J.A. Lewis, G.M. Whitesides
Advanced Materials Technologies, 4(1), 1800299, 2019 - Toward Condensation-Resistant Omniphobic Surfaces
K.L. Wilke, D.J. Preston, Z. Lu, E.N. Wang
ACS Nano, 12(11), 2018 - Active Fume Hood Sash Height Monitoring with Audible Feedback
L.L. Becerra, J.A. Ferrua, M.J. Drake, D. Kumar, A.S. Anders, E.N. Wang, D.J. Preston
Energy Reports, 4 (645–652), 2018 - Gravitationally-Driven Wicking for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer
D.J. Preston, K.L. Wilke, Z. Lu, S.S. Cruz, Y. Zhao, L.L. Becerra, E.N. Wang
Langmuir, 34(15), 2018 - High-Throughput Density Measurement Using Magnetic Levitation
S. Ge, Y. Wang, N.J. Deshler, D.J. Preston, G.M. Whitesides
JACS, 140(24), 2018 - A Soft, Bistable Valve for Autonomous Control of Soft Actuators
P. Rothemund, A. Ainla, L. Belding, D.J. Preston, S. Kurihara, Z. Suo, G.M. Whitesides
Science Robotics, 3(16), 2018 - Jumping Droplets Push the Boundaries of Condensation Heat Transfer
D.J. Preston, E.N. Wang
Joule, 2(2), 2018 - Heat Transfer Enhancement during Water and Hydrocarbon Condensation on Lubricant Infused Surfaces
D.J. Preston, Z. Lu, Y. Song, Y. Zhao, K.L. Wilke, D.S. Antao, M. Louis, E.N. Wang
Scientific Reports, 8(540), 2018 - Effects of Millimetric Geometric Features on Dropwise Condensation under Different Vapor Conditions
Y. Zhao,* D.J. Preston,* Z. Lu, L. Zhang, J. Queeney, E.N. Wang (*Equal Contribution)
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 119, 2018 - Design of Lubricant Infused Surfaces
D.J. Preston, Y. Song, Z. Lu, D.S. Antao, E.N. Wang
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(48), 2017 - Coexistence of Pinning and Moving on a Contact Line
Z. Lu,* D.J. Preston,* D.S. Antao, Y. Zhu, E.N. Wang (*Equal Contribution)
Langmuir, 33(36), 2017 - An Ultrathin Nanoporous Membrane Evaporator
Z. Lu, K.L. Wilke, D.J. Preston, I. Kinefuchi, E. Chang-Davidson, E.N. Wang
Nano Letters, 17(10), 2017 - Electrowetting-on-Dielectric Actuation of a Vertical Translation and Angular Manipulation Stage
D.J. Preston, A. Anders, B. Barabadi, E. Tio, Y. Zhu, D.A. Dai, E.N. Wang
Applied Physics Letters, 109(24), 2016 - Nanoengineered Materials for Liquid-Vapour Phase-Change Heat Transfer
H.J. Cho, D.J. Preston, Y. Zhu, E.N. Wang
Nature Reviews Materials, 2, 2016 - Electrically Induced Drop Detachment and Ejection
A. Cavalli, D.J. Preston, E. Tio, D.W. Martin, N. Miljkovic, E.N. Wang, F. Blanchette, J.W.M. Bush
Physics of Fluids, 28(022101), 2016 - Porous Cu Nanowire Aerosponges from One-Step Assembly and their Applications in Heat Dissipation
S.M. Jung, D.J. Preston, H.Y. Jung, Z. Deng, E.N. Wang, J. Kong
Advanced Materials, 28(7), 2016 - Scalable Graphene Coatings for Enhanced Condensation Heat Transfer
D.J. Preston, D.L. Mafra, N. Miljkovic, J. Kong, E.N. Wang
Nano Letters, 15(5), 2015 - Effect of Hydrocarbon Adsorption on the Wettability of Rare Earth Oxide Ceramics
D.J. Preston, N. Miljkovic, J. Sack, J. Queeney, E.N. Wang
Applied Physics Letters, 105(011601), 2014 - Jumping Droplet Electrostatic Charging and Effect on Vapor Drag
D.J. Preston, N. Miljkovic, R. Enright, E.N. Wang
Journal of Heat Transfer, 136(8), 2014 - Jumping-Droplet Electrostatic Energy Harvesting
N. Miljkovic, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, E.N. Wang
Applied Physics Letters, 105(013111), 2014 - Ostwald Ripening During Freezing on Scalable Superhydrophobic Surfaces
N. Miljkovic, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, E.N. Wang
Journal of Heat Transfer, 136(8), 2014 - Electric-Field-Enhanced Condensation on Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces
N. Miljkovic, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, E.N. Wang
ACS Nano, 7(12), 2013 - Electrostatic Charging of Jumping Droplets
N. Miljkovic, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, E.N. Wang
Nature Communications, 4(2517), 2013 - Condensation on Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, Nanostructured Superhydrophobic and Oil-Infused Surfaces
N. Miljkovic, R. Xiao, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, I.S. McKay, E.N. Wang
Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(8), 2013 - Jumping Droplet Dynamics on Scalable Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surfaces
N. Miljkovic, D.J. Preston, R. Enright, S. Adera, Y. Nam, E.N. Wang
Journal of Heat Transfer, 135(8), 2013 - Cost-Benefit Analysis of Retrofit of HID Factory Lighting with More Energy-Efficient Alternatives
D.J. Preston, K.A. Woodbury
Energy Efficiency, 6(2), 2013
(Featured in PNAS “In This Issue,” 119(35), 2022)