articleAdvanced MaterialsMay 22, 2014Closed access

Efficient Water Collection on Integrative Bioinspired Surfaces with Star‐Shaped Wettability Patterns

National Center for Nanoscience and Technology · Ministry of Education · +3 more institutions

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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. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be…

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Keywords
  • Superhydrophilicity
  • Wetting
  • Materials science
  • Star (game theory)
  • Nanotechnology
  • Surface (topology)
  • Contact angle
  • Polymer science
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Clean water and sanitation
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