Temperature‐Triggered Collection and Release of Water from Fogs by a Sponge‐Like Cotton Fabric (Adv. Mater. 8/2013) | Zendy

Yang Helen | Zendy; Zhu Haijin | Zendy; Hendrix Marco M. R. M. | Zendy; Lousberg Niek J. H. G. M. | Zendy; de With Gijsbertus | Zendy; Esteves A. Catarina C. | Zendy; Xin John H. | Zendy

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Temperature‐Triggered Collection and Release of Water from Fogs by a Sponge‐Like Cotton Fabric (Adv. Mater. 8/2013)

Author(s) -

Yang Helen,

Zhu Haijin,

Hendrix Marco M. R. M.,

Lousberg Niek J. H. G. M.,

de With Gijsbertus,

Esteves A. Catarina C.,

Xin John H.

Publication year - 2013

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.201370052

Subject(s) - superhydrophilicity , materials science , sponge , polymer , fog , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer science , chemical engineering , wetting , meteorology , physics , engineering , biology , botany

A sponge‐like cotton fabric autonomously collects and releases water from fogs, triggered by day‐ and night temperature variations, typically encountered in dry areas. The reversible switching between absorbing‐superhydrophilic/releasing‐superhydrophobic states results from structural changes of a temperature‐responsive polymer grafted on the highly rough fabric‐surface, as reported by John H. Xin, A. Catarina C. Esteves and co‐workers on page 1150 . This breakthough may help to reduce water depletion in dry areas.

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