Efficient water collection on integrative bioinspired surfaces with star-shaped wettability patterns.
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.
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
Hao
H
Bai
Lin
L
Wang
Jie
J
Ju
Ruize
R
Sun
Yongmei
Y
Zheng
Lei
L
Jiang
D032701:Biomimetics / Q000379:methods*; D004738:Engineering; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D017155:Wettability
D014867:Water
bioinspired; gradient; pattern; water collection; wettability