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Superhydrophobicity: 3D‐Printed Biomimetic Super‐Hydrophobic Structure for Microdroplet Manipulation and Oil/Water Separation (Adv. Mater. 9/2018)
Author(s) -
Yang Yang,
Li Xiangjia,
Zheng Xuan,
Chen Zeyu,
Zhou Qifa,
Chen Yong
Publication year - 2018
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.201870062
Subject(s) - materials science , microreactor , 3d printed , microfluidics , nanotechnology , 3d printing , 3d printer , biomimetics , biomimetic materials , adhesive , chemical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , chemistry , layer (electronics) , biomedical engineering , engineering , catalysis
In article number 1704912 , Yong Chen and co‐workers demonstrate a biomimetic superhydrophobic microstructure inspired by the Salvinia molesta leaf using the immersed surface accumulation 3D‐printing process. The controllable adhesive force can be easily tuned with a different number of eggbeater arms. The 3D‐printed eggbeater structures have numerous applications including as microhands for droplet manipulation and microreactors, and for 3D cell culture, oil‐spill clean‐up, and oil/water separation.