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Condensation on slippery asymmetric bumps

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  • Kyoo-Chul Park

    (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University)

  • Philseok Kim

    (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University)

  • Alison Grinthal

    (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • Neil He

    (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • David Fox

    (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University)

  • James C. Weaver

    (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University)

  • Joanna Aizenberg

    (John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
    Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
    Harvard University)

Abstract

A surface engineering approach is described that is inspired by the water-condensation capability of the bumps on desert beetles, the droplet transportation facilitated by cactus spines and the slippery coating of the pitcher plant, to produce a structure with many water-harvesting applications.

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  • Kyoo-Chul Park & Philseok Kim & Alison Grinthal & Neil He & David Fox & James C. Weaver & Joanna Aizenberg, 2016. "Condensation on slippery asymmetric bumps," Nature, Nature, vol. 531(7592), pages 78-82, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:531:y:2016:i:7592:d:10.1038_nature16956
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16956
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    2. Song Zhang & Mingchao Chi & Jilong Mo & Tao Liu & Yanhua Liu & Qiu Fu & Jinlong Wang & Bin Luo & Ying Qin & Shuangfei Wang & Shuangxi Nie, 2022. "Bioinspired asymmetric amphiphilic surface for triboelectric enhanced efficient water harvesting," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Haohao Gu & Kaixin Meng & Ruowei Yuan & Siyang Xiao & Yuying Shan & Rui Zhu & Yajun Deng & Xiaojin Luo & Ruijie Li & Lei Liu & Xu Chen & Yuping Shi & Xiaodong Wang & Chuanhua Duan & Hao Wang, 2024. "Rewritable printing of ionic liquid nanofilm utilizing focused ion beam induced film wetting," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.
    4. Wenming Li & Siyan Yang & Yongping Chen & Chen Li & Zuankai Wang, 2023. "Tesla valves and capillary structures-activated thermal regulator," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-8, December.
    5. Guoying Bai & Haiyan Zhang & Dong Gao & Houguo Fei & Cunlan Guo & Mingxia Ren & Yufeng Liu, 2024. "Controlled condensation by liquid contact-induced adaptations of molecular conformations in self-assembled monolayers," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.

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