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A Switchable Cross‐Species Liquid Repellent Surface
Author(s) -
Huang Yu,
Stogin Birgitt Boschitsch,
Sun Nan,
Wang Jing,
Yang Shikuan,
Wong TakSing
Publication year - 2017
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.201604641
Subject(s) - materials science , lotus effect , surface (topology) , lotus , mode (computer interface) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , botany , biology , computer science , chemistry , raw material , geometry , mathematics , operating system , engineering
A switchable cross‐species liquid‐repellent surface is developed that can rapidly switch between two distinct liquid‐repellent modes: i) the superhydrophobic mode, modeled after lotus leaves, and ii) the slippery mode, modeled after the pitcher‐plant peristome. Adaptive liquid repellency and programmable fog harvesting are demonstrated as application examples for the new switchable surface.