Bio‐inspired fog harvesting meshes: a review

BS Kennedy, JB Boreyko - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater scarcity has become a critical global challenge affecting some of the most
vulnerable populations. In response, significant effort has focused on ways to increase …

Bioinspired superwetting open microfluidics: from concepts, phenomena to applications

Y Si, C Li, J Hu, C Zhang, Z Dong - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microfluidics and bioinspired superwetting materials, as two crucial branches of scientific
research, are entering their golden age of development. As an emerging interdisciplinary …

Designing a slippery/superaerophobic hierarchical open channel for reliable and versatile underwater gas delivery

X Wang, H Bai, Z Li, Y Tian, T Zhao, M Cao - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Achieving long-term and stable gas manipulation in an aqueous environment is necessary
to improve multiphase systems relating to gas/liquid interaction. Inspired by the Pitcher plant …

Hydrophobic/hydrophilic cooperative Janus system for enhancement of fog collection

M Cao, J Xiao, C Yu, K Li, L Jiang - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Harvesting micro‐droplets from fog is a promising method for solving global freshwater
crisis. Different types of fog collectors have been extensively reported during the last …

Janus interface materials: a critical review and comparative study

CK Söz, S Trosien, M Biesalski - ACS Materials Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
In recent years, Janus interface materials with wettability contrast have attracted remarkable
attention because of their beneficial properties and versatile potential applications in …

Fabrication and Applications of Nature-Inspired Surfaces with Selective Wettability

SY Akuoko, KS Kwon - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Inspired by the Stenocora beetle, selective wettability surfaces incorporate alternating
wettable and nonwettable surface features that have received substantial attention over the …

On-chip liquid manipulation via a flexible dual-layered channel possessing hydrophilic/hydrophobic dichotomy

M Li, J Hao, H Bai, X Wang, Z Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The hydrophilic/hydrophobic cooperative interface provides a smart platform to control liquid
distribution and delivery. Through the fusion of flexibility and complex structure, we present a …

Diversity of cuticular micro-and nanostructures on insects: properties, functions, and potential applications

GS Watson, JA Watson, BW Cribb - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Insects exhibit a fascinating and diverse range of micro-and nanoarchitectures on their
cuticle. Beyond the spectacular beauty of such minute structures lie surfaces evolutionarily …

Unidirectional liquid manipulation via an integrated mesh with orthogonal anisotropic slippery tracks

P Li, M Cao, H Bai, T Zhao, Y Ning… - Advanced Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The rational manipulation of fluid behavior by functional interfaces plays an indispensable
role in the development of advanced materials and devices involving liquid/solid …

Mouthpart adaptations of antlion larvae facilitate prey handling and fluid feeding in sandy habitats

MS Lehnert, A Lanba, KE Reiter… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.biologists.com
Antlion larvae are fluid-feeding ambush predators that feed on arthropods trapped in their
funnel-shaped pits built in sandy habitats; however, details are lacking about their feeding …