Research context and placement

The abstract connects wetting chemistry/structure with biomedical applications, but does not establish a specific device–host response. Retain host foundations.

Boundary case: assigned to the closest interface for navigation. Read the rationale and cross-links together; the primary theme does not delimit the study. Placement of foundational work does not establish direct bioelectronic application.

Research overview and key contributions

This review connects extreme-wetting surface chemistry and structures to biomedical devices and high-throughput cell culture.

Its contribution is synthesis of fabrication and applications, not a single-material improvement experiment.

Review schematic comparing droplet contact on a flat surface and in Wenzel and Cassie–Baxter states.
Figure 2 · Original paper figure

Review schematic comparing droplet contact on a flat surface and in Wenzel and Cassie–Baxter states.

Sera Shin, Jungmok Seo, Heetak Han et al.. “Bio-Inspired Extreme Wetting Surfaces for Biomedical Applications”. Figure 2. DOI: 10.3390/ma9020116. CC BY 4.0. Public original image copied byte-for-byte, with no resizing, cropping, annotations or re-encoding.

Source figure and caption ↗ · DOI: 10.3390/ma9020116 ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Open challenges

Editorial question: under what biofluid and cell-contact conditions does liquid repellency persist?

Comparison context

Separate fluid composition, adhesion history, microstructure and biological endpoint rather than comparing contact angle alone.

Related external research

Bioinspired self-repairing slippery surfaces with pressure-stable omniphobicity

DOI: 10.1038/nature10447 ↗

SLIPS supplies a retained-lubricant case for the review.

SLIPS does not validate every biomedical application discussed by the review.

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Corresponding-author verification

Jungmok Seo: not a corresponding author

This record concerns Jungmok Seo’s correspondence designation. Author order or an asterisk alone is not treated as confirmation; this check is separate from verification of the research content.

Main-text review scope
The existing commentary is based on the following review: Crossref and Europe PMC/PubMed abstracts were read; the review body remains unchecked. Reading figure and correspondence information in this pass does not establish completion of a full in-depth article review.
Pending verification
Check application-specific biological tests and cited originals in school Chrome. The existing commentary is based on the following review: Crossref and Europe PMC/PubMed abstracts were read; the review body remains unchecked. Reading figure and correspondence information in this pass does not establish completion of a full in-depth article review.

COVERAGE & OUTREACH

Coverage and outreach

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Sources and verification scope

Crossref and Europe PMC/PubMed abstracts were read; the review body was not.