Haobo Xu and Rong Yang discuss how scaling laws and chemical engineering fundamentals help control the geometric precision of microdomes by transforming droplets into functional surfaces inspired by nature.
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Xu, H., Yang, R. Mastering microdomes via scaling laws. Nat Chem Eng 2, 711 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-025-00298-4
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