Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: current progress and future perspective

Z Yu, T Zhu, J Zhang, M Ge, S Fu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing demand for clean water driven by the rapid growth of the population and the
pollution of water necessitates the development of direct and rapid water harvesting …

Wetting ridge‐guided directional water self‐transport

L Wang, K Yin, Q Deng, Q Huang, J He… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Directional water self‐transport plays a crucial role in diverse applications such as
biosensing and water harvesting. Despite extensive progress, current strategies for …

Bio‐inspired Copper Kirigami Motifs Leading to a 2D–3D Switchable Structure for Programmable Fog Harvesting and Water Retention

Z Yu, J Zhang, S Li, Z Zhou, Z Qin, H Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bio‐inspired fog harvesting devices (FHDs) have been exploited to address water
shortages. Despite the advances achieved, efficient and continuous fog harvesting is still …

An efficient fog collector inspired by Tillandsia and cactus spines

X Wang, W Zhang, S Li, Z Guo, W Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
When the direction of the fog flow changes, the fog collection efficiency of the common fog
collector relying on Janus will be affected. Inspired byTillandsia and cacti, three kinds of fog …

Multifunctional dressings for wound exudate management

F Feng, Z Zhao, J Li, Y Huang, W Chen - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Wound exudates, the effusion of tissue fluid after injury, can act as a bridge for biochemical
substance transfer and provide an environment for wound healing. However, excessive …

Multi-bioinspired hierarchical Janus membrane for fog harvesting and solar-driven seawater desalination

Y Zhang, Y Cai, J Shi, H Morikawa, C Zhu - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Harvesting water from fog as well as the ocean provides an efficient and sustainable
solution for producing clean drinking water. Till now, many different water harvesting …

Thermodynamically induced interfacial condensation for efficient fog harvesting

Y Ji, W Yang, X Li, K Hou, P Du, H Zhao, Z Fan, B Xu… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fog harvesting is a sustainable approach to dealing with the global freshwater crisis. A
range of strategies in microstructure design and wettability remodeling for fog management …

Load-responsive bionic kirigami structures for high-efficient fog harvesting

S Li, J Zhu, C Liu, R Zhang, J Liu, Z Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting fog is a charming approach to alleviating the global water shortage crisis.
However, it is extremely challenging to design fog collectors with high efficiency due to the …

Dropwise condensate comb for enhanced heat transfer

Y Tang, X Yang, L Wang, Y Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dropwise condensation on superhydrophobic surfaces could potentially enhance heat
transfer by droplet spontaneous departure via coalescence-induced jumping. However, an …

Bionic wrinkle structure for efficient water collection inspired by skin

S Li, S Lai, R Zhang, Z Guo - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Water collection from the air is a convenient and efficient solution to the freshwater shortage.
However, the lack of geometry-driven structures limits the development of high-efficiency …