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 …
Various kinds of optical devices have been designed for unique functionality based on a deeper understanding of optical principles. Recently, the research of functional optics has …
X Leng, L Sun, Y Long, Y Lu - Droplet, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water manipulation is crucial for a wide range of engineering applications, such as microfluidics, heat transfer, desalination, and water harvesting. Despite scientific …
J Xu, S Xiu, Z Lian, H Yu, J Cao - Droplet, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Droplet manipulation techniques such as transport and merging have been widely used in many fields including biology, chemistry, material and energy applications. Moreover …
Atmosphere water harvest offers a creative and straightforward way to tackle the global- range freshwater shortage, especially in remote areas and arid deserts. Inspired by the …
Z Zhao, X Tian, X Song - Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Digital light processing (DLP) based 3D printing is a well recognized area with tremendous technical and commercial potential. The printing process is essentially a photochemical …
Throughout billions of years, biological systems have evolved sophisticated, multiscale hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …
Over millions of years of evolution, nature has created organisms with overwhelming performances due to their unique materials and structures, providing us with valuable …
L Wang, B Shi, H Zhao, X Qi, J Chen, J Li, Y Shang… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Functional textiles with superhydrophobicity and high adhesion to water, called parahydrophobic, are attracting increasing attention from industry and academia. The …