Research

List of publications

Journals

1. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2018), “Fabrication of Bioinspired Superliquiphobic Synthetic Leather with Self-Cleaning and Low Adhesion,” Colloids Surf. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 545, 130–137. (View online) (Download pdf)

2. Gurera, D., Bhushan, B., and Kumar, N. (2018), “Lessons from Mosquitoes’ Painless Piercing,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater. 84, 178–187. (View online) (Download pdf)

3. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Designing Bioinspired Surfaces for Water Collection from Fog,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20180269. (View online) (Download pdf)

4. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Fabrication of Bioinspired, Self-Cleaning, Anti-Icing, Superliquiphilic/Phobic Titanium Using Different Pathways,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20180273. (View online) (Download pdf)

5. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Optimization of Bioinspired Conical Surfaces for Water Collection from Fog,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 551, 26–38. (View online) (Download pdf)

6. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Bioinspired Conical Design for Efficient Water Collection from Fog,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190125. (View online) (Download pdf)

7. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Designing Bioinspired Conical Surfaces for Water Collection from Condensation,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 560, 138–148. (View online) (Download pdf)

8. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Multistep Wettability Gradient on Bioinspired Conical Surfaces for Water Collection from Fog,” Langmuir 35, 16944–16947. (View online) (Download pdf)

9. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Passive Water Harvesting by Desert Plants and Animals: Lessons from Nature,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378, 20190444. (View online) (Download pdf)

10. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Contact Angles and Movement of Air Bubbles on Bioinspired Conical Surfaces,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 577, 530–541. (View online) (Download pdf)

11. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2021), “Movement of Air Bubbles under Various Liquids Using Bioinspired Conical Surfaces,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 582, 41–50. (View online) (Download pdf)

12. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Bioinspired Movement of Gas Bubbles: Composition, Applications, Generation, Contact Angle, and Movement - An Overview,” Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. (in press). (View online) (Download pdf)

13. Gurera, D., Dhyani, A., Feng, F.-W., Thouless, M. D., and Tuteja, A. (2022), “Residual Stress Driven Self-Deicing Coatings,” (in progress)

14. Gurera, D., Dhyani, A., Thouless, M. D., Sojoudi, H., and Tuteja, A. (2022), “Outside Snow Shedding Using Low Interfacial Toughness Surfaces,” (in progress)

Conference papers

1. Gurera, D., and Bhushan, B. (2018), “Fabrication of Bioinspired Superliquiphobic Synthetic Leather with Self-Cleaning and Low Adhesion,” in STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference, Chicago, Illinois. (link)

2. Gurera, D., Bhushan, B., and Kumar, N. (2018), “Lessons from Mosquitoes’ Painless Piercing,” in STLE Tribology Frontiers Conference, Chicago, Illinois. (link)

Poster presentations

1.  Bhushan, B., Gurera, D., and Song, D. (2019), “Bioinspired Water Harvesting Methods to Supplement Water Supply,” in Mohican Retreat, Center for Applied Plant Sciences, OSU, at Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, Perrysville, Ohio

2.  Gurera, D., and Kumar, N. (2013), “Mechanical Characterization of Mosquito Proboscis” at Indo-US workshop on Recent Advances in Micro/Nano-scale Heat Transfer and Applications in Clean Energy Technologies, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, India.

Thesis

Gurera, D. (2018), Lessons from Nature and Bioinspired Fabrication: Mosquito Bite and Lotus Leaf Inspired Superliquiphobic Leather, (MS thesis)The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1511962660965442.

Patent

Bhushan, B., Gurera, D., “Design of Water Harvesting Towers from Fog and Condensation,” U.S. Patent Provisional Application No. US 62/969, 139, Feb. 4, 2020. 

Acknowledged in

Papers

1. Brown, P. S., and Bhushan, B. (2016), “Bioinspired Materials for Water Supply and Management: Water Collection, Water Purification and Separation of Water from Oil,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 374, 20160135. (View paper)

2. Li, F., Bhushan, B., Pan, Y., and Zhao, X. (2019), “Bioinspired Superoleophobic/Superhydrophilic Functionalized Cotton for Efficient Separation of Immiscible Oil-Water Mixtures and Oil-Water Emulsions,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 548, 123–130. (View paper)

3. Li, F., Kong, W., Bhushan, B., Zhao, X., and Pan, Y. (2019), “Ultraviolet-Driven Switchable Superliquiphobic/Superliquiphilic Coating for Separation of Oil-Water Mixtures and Emulsions and Water Purification,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 557, 395–407. (View paper)

4. Song, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Water Condensation and Transport on Bioinspired Triangular Patterns with Heterogeneous Wettability at a Low Temperature,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20180335. (View paper)

5. Bhushan, B. (2019), “Bioinspired Water Collection Methods to Supplement Water Supply,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190119. (View paper)

6. Bhushan, B., and Multanen, V. (2019), “Designing Liquid Repellent, Icephobic and Self-Cleaning Surfaces with High Mechanical and Chemical Durability,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20180270. (View paper)

7. Multanen, V., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Bioinspired Self-Healing, Superliquiphobic and Self-Cleaning Hydrogel-Coated Surfaces with High Durability,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190117. (View paper)

8. Schriner, C. T., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Water Droplet Dynamics on Bioinspired Conical Surfaces,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190118. (View paper)

9. Song, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Optimization of Bioinspired Triangular Patterns for Water Condensation and Transport,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190127. (View paper)

10. Song, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Bioinspired Triangular Patterns for Water Collection from Fog,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 377, 20190128. (View paper)

11. Song, D., and Bhushan, B. (2019), “Enhancement of Water Collection and Transport in Bioinspired Triangular Patterns from Combined Fog and Condensation,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 557, 528–536. (View paper)

12. Feng, W., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Multistep Wettability Gradient in Bioinspired Triangular Patterns for Water Condensation and Transport,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 560, 866–873. (View paper)

13. Bhushan, B., and Feng, W. (2020), “Water Collection and Transport in Bioinspired Nested Triangular Patterns,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378, 20190441. (View paper)

14. Bhushan, B. (2020), “Design of Water Harvesting Towers and Projections for Water Collection from Fog and Condensation,” Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 378, 20190440. (View paper)

15. Feng, W., and Bhushan, B. (2020), “Spontaneous Transport of Air Bubbles on Bioinspired Superhydrophilic Triangular Patterns,” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 575, 399–405. (View paper)

16. Bhushan, B. (2023), “A Scientist’s Guide to Research: Strategy, Execution and Publications,” Microsyst Technol. (View paper)

Books

1. Bhushan, B. (2018), Biomimetics: Bioinspired Hierarchical-Structured Surfaces for Green Science and Technology, third ed., Springer International, Cham, Switzerland. (View book)

2. Bhushan, B. (2020), Bioinspired Water Harvesting, Purification, and Oil-Water Separation, Springer International, Cham, Switzerland. (View book)

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