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Functional Fibers: Functional Fibers with Unique Wettability Inspired by Spider Silks (Adv. Mater. 20/2012)
Author(s) -
Bai Hao,
Ju Jie,
Zheng Yongmei,
Jiang Lei
Publication year - 2012
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.201290118
Subject(s) - wetting , spider , materials science , spider silk , nanotechnology , polymer science , composite material , chemical engineering , ecology , silk , engineering , biology
Spider silks readily collect water from a humid atmosphere in a directional manner. The principles behind from this natural example have inspired people to design functional fibers with unique wettability properties. Because of these unique properties, these fibers can be applied in water‐collecting, liquid transportation, catalysis, sensing, filtration, and more, as outlined by Y. Zheng, L. Jiang, and co‐workers on page 2786 .