Efficient water collection on integrative bioinspired surfaces with star-shaped wettability patterns.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201400262.
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Abstract
Inspired by the water-collecting strategies of desert beetles and spider silk, a novel kind of surface with star-shaped wettablity patterns has been developed. By combining both wettability and shape gradients, the as-prepared surface has gained higher efficiency in water collection compared to circle-shaped wettability patterns and uniformly superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic surfaces.
Medical subject headings
- Biomimetics
- Water
- Wettability