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Water Collection: 3D‐Printed Cactus‐Inspired Spine Structures for Highly Efficient Water Collection (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2/2020)
Author(s) -
Li Xiangjia,
Yang Yang,
Liu Luyang,
Chen Yiyu,
Chu Ming,
Sun Haofan,
Shan Weitong,
Chen Yong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202070012
Subject(s) - 3d printed , materials science , 3d printing , spine (molecular biology) , wetting , nanotechnology , 3d printer , cactus , composite material , biomedical engineering , mechanical engineering , bioinformatics , biology , engineering , botany
In article number 1901752, Xiangjia Li, Yong Chen, and co‐workers demonstrate an energy‐efficient and environmentally friendly 3D printed water collection device by reproducing natural clusters of branched spines. 3D printing enables the water collection study of artificial spines in terms of wettability, geometric shape, number of branches, and their arrangements. The hexagonally arranged multibranched spines show promising properties in terms of water collection and transportation.