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Direction Controlled Driving of Tiny Water Drops on Bioinspired Artificial Spider Silks
Author(s) -
Bai Hao,
Tian Xuelin,
Zheng Yongmei,
Ju Jie,
Zhao Yong,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201003169
Subject(s) - spider , spider silk , materials science , nanotechnology , polymer science , biomimetic materials , computer science , biology , ecology
Inspired by spider silk , a series of artificial spider silks with spindle‐knots are fabricated. Tiny water drops (tens of picoliters) are driven with controllable direction on the fiber surfaces. The study will help the future design of smart materials and devices to drive tiny water drops in a controllable manner.