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Wang G, Ma F, Zhu L, Zhu P, Tang L, Hu H, Liu L, Li S, Zeng Z, Wang L, Xue Q. Bioinspired Slippery Surfaces for Liquid Manipulation from Tiny Droplet to Bulk Fluid. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2311489. [PMID: 38696759 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202311489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Slippery surfaces, which originate in nature with special wettability, have attracted considerable attention in both fundamental research and practical applications in a variety of fields due to their unique characteristics of superlow liquid friction and adhesion. Although research on bioinspired slippery surfaces is still in its infancy, it is a rapidly growing and enormously promising field. Herein, a systematic review of recent progress in bioinspired slippery surfaces, beginning with a brief introduction of several typical creatures with slippery property in nature, is presented. Subsequently,this review gives a detailed discussion on the basic concepts of the wetting, friction, and drag from micro- and macro-aspects and focuses on the underlying slippery mechanism. Next, the state-of-the-art developments in three categories of slippery surfaces of air-trapped, liquid-infused, and liquid-like slippery surfaces, including materials, design principles, and preparation methods, are summarized and the emerging applications are highlighted. Finally, the current challenges and future prospects of various slippery surfaces are addressed.
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- Gang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Marine Materials, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, P. R. China
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Zhang L, Guo C, Zhou X, Sun Y, Zheng J, Bian F, You J. Synergistic Effect of Neighboring Superhydrophilic Patterns on Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Enhanced Fog Collection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 39213527 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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In this work, a superhydrophobic surface loaded with elliptical superhydrophilic patterns in a V-shaped arrangement has been fabricated with the help of shape memory membranes with uniform vertically penetrative channels (i.e., SMEUVs, as a mask). The special geometry (elliptical) and arrangement (V-shaped) of superhydrophilic patterns play important roles in the enhancement of fog collection. The former not only facilitates droplet detachment from superhydrophilic regions but also dominates its directional transport. The latter promotes the coalescence of tiny droplets based on directional flow pathway toward collection area, minimizing the risk of re-evaporation of them and providing fresh sites for subsequent nucleation and growth of droplets. The combination of them contributes to the synergistic effect of neighboring superhydrophilic patterns on the superhydrophobic surface. As a result, the optimal specimen (V-shaped arrangement of elliptical superhydrophilic patterns) in this work exhibits much higher fog collection efficiency (∼4 times) relative to the reference (superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic surface). Our results are significant for the design and fabrication of fog collection systems.
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- Liang Zhang
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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Bai X, Cui E, Wang X, Zhang L, Yuan Z, Liu Y. Multibioinspired Hybrid Superwetting Surface for Efficient Fog Collection and Power Generation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:44298-44304. [PMID: 39108070 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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Obtaining water and renewable energy from the atmosphere provides a potential solution to the growing energy shortage. Leveraging the synergistic inspiration from desert beetles, cactus spines, and rice leaves, here, a multibioinspired hybrid wetting rod (HWR) is prepared through simple solution immersion and laser etching, which endows an efficient water collection from the atmosphere. Importantly, benefiting from the bionic asymmetric pattern design and the three-dimensional structure, the HWR possesses an omnidirectional fog collection with a rate of up to 23 g cm-2 h-1. We further show that the HWR could be combined with a droplet-based electricity generator to convert kinetic energy from falling droplets into electrical energy with a maximum output voltage of 200 V and a current of 2.47 μA to light up 28 LEDs. Collectively, this research provides a strategy for synchronous fog collection and power generation, which is promising for environmentally friendly energy production.
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- Xiangge Bai
- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Li M, Mao A, Guan Q, Saiz E. Nature-inspired adhesive systems. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8240-8305. [PMID: 38982929 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00764b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that the remarkable adhesion properties found in these natural biological surfaces primarily arise from their distinct micro- and nanostructures and/or chemical compositions. To create artificial surfaces with superior adhesion capabilities, researchers delve deeper into the underlying mechanisms of these captivating adhesion phenomena to draw inspiration. This article provides a systematic overview of various biological surfaces with different adhesion mechanisms, focusing on surface micro- and nanostructures and/or chemistry, offering design principles for their artificial counterparts. Here, the basic interactions and adhesion models of natural biological surfaces are introduced first. This will be followed by an exploration of research advancements in natural and artificial adhesive surfaces including both dry adhesive surfaces and wet/underwater adhesive surfaces, along with relevant adhesion characterization techniques. Special attention is paid to stimulus-responsive smart artificial adhesive surfaces with tunable adhesive properties. The goal is to spotlight recent advancements, identify common themes, and explore fundamental distinctions to pinpoint the present challenges and prospects in this field.
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- Ming Li
- Centre of Advanced Structural Ceramics, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Centre of Advanced Structural Ceramics, Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Zhu M, Zhang X, Chen J, Fu X, Yang H, Chen D, Lyu P, Gu S, Liu X, Shang B. Magnetically Driven Cactus Spinelike Superhydrophobic Fe 3O 4 Vertical Array for High-Performance Fog Harvesting. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:16635-16641. [PMID: 39041730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c02278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/24/2024]
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Cactus spinelike materials have attracted much attention due to high fog harvesting efficiency, but great challenges in structure fabrication and structural controllability still remain. In this study, we proposed a magnetically driven spray-coating method to fabricate a cactus spinelike superhydrophobic Fe3O4 vertical array on nonwoven cotton fabric. This method is simple and controllable; a mixture containing magnetic Fe3O4 particles and organosilicon resin was atomized into tiny droplets and arranged along the magnetic field lines. Different from the traditional method to prepare a cactus spinelike structure via liquid flow under magnet, which is usually accompanied with a big structure size and an unobvious structure feature due to the high viscosity of magnetic liquid. However, if the magnetic liquid is transformed into tiny magnetic droplets by a spraying method, it is promising to prepare micrometer-scale conical structures, and the reduction degree of bionic structures is high. When the fabricated structure is used for fog harvesting, it shows an extremely high efficiency of approximately 6.33 g cm-2 h-1, which is superior to most state-of-the-art fog harvesting materials. Considering the advantages of simplicity, structure controllability, and high fog harvesting rate, the reported strategy provides an avenue to build up high-performance fog harvesting materials.
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- Mengyao Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan 432000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, P. R. China
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Gao H, Zhao H, Chang S, Meng Z, Han Z, Liu Y. Multi-biomimetic Double Interlaced Wetting Janus Surface for Efficient Fog Collection. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:7774-7782. [PMID: 38847520 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Various methods to solve water scarcity have attracted increasing attention. However, most existing water harvesting schemes have a high demand for preparation methods and costs. Here, a multi-biomimetic double interlaced wetting Janus surface (DIWJS) was prepared by laser for effective fog collection. The as-prepared surfaces are composed of superhydrophilic points/hydrophobic substrates on the A-side and superhydrophilic stripes/hydrophobic substrates on the B-side. The interlaced wettability and superhydrophilic points on the A side are conducive to capture and permeation of droplets. The superhydrophilic stripes and interlaced wettability on the B-side are conducive to transportation and shedding of droplets. Therefore, the overall fog collection process is accelerated. The proposal of smart farm model validates broad application prospects of DIWJS. This work provides an advanced and multi-biomimetic surface and provides important insights for green, low-cost, and versatile strategies to solve water scarcity issues.
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- Hanpeng Gao
- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
- Institute of Structured and Architected Materials, Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang 110167, China
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Zhang X, Zhu M, Chen J, Wang Z, Li S, Yang H, Xu H, He G, Deng Z, Gu S, Liu X, Shang B. Magnetically driven Janus conical vertical array for all-weather freshwater collection. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024; 11:1779-1786. [PMID: 38314856 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh02083e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The engineering of multifunctional structures with special surface wettability is highly desirable for all-weather freshwater production, but relevant research is scarce. In this study, a Janus conical vertical array was designed and fabricated via a magnetically driven spray-coating method for the first time. Benefiting from the special structure and wettability enhancement of the array in terms of solar absorption, fog capture and merging, droplet movement and evaporation area, all-weather freshwater production consisting of high-quality daytime solar vapor generation (water evaporation rate approximately 2.43 kg m-2 h-1, 1 kW m-2) and nighttime fog collection (water collection rate approximately 3.536 g cm-2 h-1) can be realized concurrently. When the designed array is employed for outdoor environments (114°35'E, 30°38'N, average daily temperature 34.9 °C, average daily humidity 64.0%), reliable and efficient daily pure water yields of 19.13 kg m-2-26.09 kg m-2 are obtainable. We believe that the proposed strategy for fabricating a Janus conical vertical array is novel in the integration of solar vapor generation and fog collection, which has great significance for all-weather freshwater production.
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- Xiangyi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan 432000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, P. R. China.
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Chakrapani Gunarasan JP, Lee JW. Active Surface Area-Dependent Water Harvesting of Desert Beetle-Inspired Hybrid Wetting Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:5499-5507. [PMID: 38412425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The increasing frequency of water scarcity is an acute worldwide problem. Nature-inspired water harvesting from fog is an important method to obtain freshwater in arid areas. Existing literature reports varied and diversified results in water harvesting capacity by employing a biphilic surface with control over hydrophilic and hydrophobic patterns. In this study, we first demonstrate a facile and scalable method to fabricate a biphilic surface using a simple electroless etching and desilanization technique. Considering the nucleation, growth, and transport of condensate, biphilic surfaces with controlled active surface area of hydrophilic spots were given special attention. We studied the water collection performance of pattern shape with its associated active surface area and further evaluated the critical surface area beyond which the water collection efficiency decreases. A high water collection capacity of 2050 mg cm-2 h-1 was achieved, and the hydrophilic active area-engineered surface retained its efficiency even after 50 test cycles. We further demonstrate high collection efficiency with a square pattern compared to a triangular path-like-patterned surface. The observations and surface engineering strategies reported in this study can provide insights into efficient and sustainable water harvesting devices.
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- Advanced Nano Surface Engineering Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju 61452, South Korea
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Ji Y, Yang W, Li X, Hou K, Du P, Zhao H, Fan Z, Xu B, Cai Z. Thermodynamically Induced Interfacial Condensation for Efficient Fog Harvesting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2304037. [PMID: 37469016 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202304037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Revised: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Fog harvesting is a sustainable approach to dealing with the global freshwater crisis. A range of strategies in microstructure design and wettability remodeling for fog management are clearly explained. However, the influence of thermodynamic endothermic and exothermic processes on fog harvesting is rarely explored. Here, a thermodynamically induced interfacial condensation-enhanced fog-harvesting fabric (AWF-6) is developed that also incorporates asymmetric geometry and surface chemistry. By coupling the high thermal conductivity interface supported by boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS), the Laplace pressure difference generated by nanoneedles, and the wettability gradient constructed by stearic acid (STA), the fabric achieves a water collection rate (WCR) of 1538.4 mg h cm-2 , which is the maximum value in state-of-the-art cotton-based fog harvesting devices (FHDs). Furthermore, the potential application of AWF-6 in agricultural irrigation is demonstrated. This study shows a thermodynamic proposal for building next-generation fibrous FHDs.
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- Yating Ji
- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Dyeing and Finishing of Textiles, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai, 201620, China
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Zhan D, Guo Z. Overview of the design of bionic fine hierarchical structures for fog collection. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:4827-4856. [PMID: 37743773 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh01094e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Nature always uses its special wisdom to construct elegant and suitable schemes. Consequently, organisms in the flora and fauna are endowed with fine hierarchical structures (HS) to adapt to the harsh environment due to many years of evolution. Water is one of the most important resources; however, easy access to it is one the biggest challenges faced by human beings. In this case, fog collection (FC) is considered an efficient method to collect water, where bionic HS can be the bridge to efficiently facilitate the process of the FC. In this review, firstly, we discuss the basic principles of FC. Secondly, the role of HS in FC is analyzed in terms of the microstructure of typical examples of plants and animals. Simultaneously, the water-harvesting function of HS in a relatively new organism, fungal filament, is also presented. Thirdly, the HS design in each representative work is analyzed from a biomimetic perspective (single to multiple biomimetic approaches). The role of HS in FC, and then the FC performance of each work are analyzed in order of spatial dimension from a bionic perspective. Finally, the challenges at this stage and the outlook for the future are presented.
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- Danyan Zhan
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Yang JL, Song YY, Zhang X, Zhang ZQ, Cheng GG, Liu Y, Lv GJ, Ding JN. Research progress of bionic fog collection surfaces based on special structures from natural organisms. RSC Adv 2023; 13:27839-27864. [PMID: 37731827 PMCID: PMC10508262 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04253g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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With the increasing shortage of water resources, people are seeking more innovative ways to collect fog to meet the growing need for production and the demand for livelihood. It has been proven that fog collection is efficient for collecting water in dry but foggy areas. As a hot research topic in recent years, bionic surfaces with fog collection functions have attracted widespread attention in practical applications and basic research. By studying natural organisms and bionic surfaces, more avenues are provided for the development of fog collection devices. Firstly, starting from biological prototypes, this article explored the structural characteristics and fog collection mechanisms of natural organisms such as spider silk, desert beetles, cactus, Nepenthes and other animals and plants (Sarracenia, shorebird and wheat awn), revealing the fog collection mechanism of the natural organisms based on microstructures. Secondly, based on the theory of interfacial tension, we would delve into the fog collection function's theoretical basis and wetting model, expounding the fog collection mechanism from a theoretical perspective. Thirdly, a detailed introduction was given to prepare bionic surfaces and recently explore fog collection devices. For bionic surfaces of a single biological prototype, the fog collection efficiency is about 2000-4000 mg cm-2 h-1. For bionic surfaces of multiple biological prototypes, the fog collection efficiency reaches 7000 mg cm-2 h-1. Finally, a critical analysis was conducted on the current challenges and future developments, aiming to promote the next generation of fog collection devices from a scientific perspective from research to practical applications.
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- Jia-Lei Yang
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education), Jilin University Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology Zhenjiang 212003 P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang 212013 Jiangsu P. R. China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225127 Jiangsu P. R. China
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Kang Q, Zhuang Z, Liu Y, Liu Z, Li Y, Sun B, Pei F, Zhu H, Li H, Li P, Lin Y, Shi K, Zhu Y, Chen J, Shi C, Zhao Y, Jiang P, Xia Y, Wang D, Huang X. Engineering the Structural Uniformity of Gel Polymer Electrolytes via Pattern-Guided Alignment for Durable, Safe Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2303460. [PMID: 37269455 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ultrathin and super-toughness gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are the key enabling technology for durable, safe, and high-energy density solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) but extremely challenging. However, GPEs with limited uniformity and continuity exhibit an uneven Li+ flux distribution, leading to nonuniform deposition. Herein, a fiber patterning strategy for developing and engineering ultrathin (16 µm) fibrous GPEs with high ionic conductivity (≈0.4 mS cm-1 ) and superior mechanical toughness (≈613%) for durable and safe SSLMBs is proposed. The special patterned structure provides fast Li+ transport channels and tailoring solvation structure of traditional LiPF6 -based carbonate electrolyte, enabling rapid ionic transfer kinetics and uniform Li+ flux, and boosting stability against Li anodes, thus realizing ultralong Li plating/stripping in the symmetrical cell over 3000 h at 1.0 mA cm-2 , 1.0 mAh cm-2 . Moreover, the SSLMBs with high LiFePO4 loading of 10.58 mg cm-2 deliver ultralong stable cycling life over 1570 cycles at 1.0 C with 92.5% capacity retention and excellent rate capacity of 129.8 mAh g-1 at 5.0 C with a cut-off voltage of 4.2 V (100% depth-of-discharge). Patterned GPEs systems are powerful strategies for producing durable and safe SSLMBs.
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- Qi Kang
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10027, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Institute of Applied and Physical Chemistry and Center for Environmental Research and Sustainable Technology, University of Bremen, 28359, Bremen, Germany
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- College of Electronics and Information, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
- Weihai Innovation Research Institute of Qingdao University, Weihai, 264200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
- Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Peng Z, Fu Y, Guo Z. Origami-like 3D Fog Water Harvestor with Hybrid Wettability for Efficient Fog Harvesting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:38110-38123. [PMID: 37525393 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Collecting water in fog has also become a breakthrough to solve the hidden danger of water shortage in some arid areas. The three-dimensional (3D) structure fog collection material can increase the surface area in direct contact with the fog flow and reduce the quick flow of fog, which can effectively improve the fog collection efficiency. Imitating the three-dimensional structure of corrugated paper, the 3D fog collecting material with hybrid wettability was prepared by chemical and physical means. We discuss the influence of different wettability combinations on the fog collection efficiency of 3D structures and study the influence of spraying times and illumination times on the surface wettability during the construction of wettability. We also study the influence of the concavity and tip as well as the bending angle on the fog collection in the 3D structure and obtain the most reasonable concavity and convex ratio and bending angle. The superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic 3D structure fog harvesting material prepared by us performs well in the fog harvesting process, and the fog harvesting efficiency reaches 1.442 g cm-2 h-1. The fog collection efficiency is 418% of the original zinc sheet. At the same time, compared with the superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic hybrid two-dimensional (2D) plane, the increase is 168%, and compared with the superhydrophobic 3D structure, the increase is 150%.
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- Zhouliang Peng
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Wang F, Yu Y, Wu J, Cai Y, Shi J, Morikawa H, Zhu C. Multi-bioinspired hierarchical integrated hydrogel for passive fog harvesting and solar-driven seawater desalination. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND : 1996) 2023; 466:143330. [PMID: 37193347 PMCID: PMC10162477 DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.143330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In recent years, with the outbreak and epidemic of the novel coronavirus in the world, how to obtain clean water from the limited resources has become an urgent issue of concern to all mankind. Atmospheric water harvesting technology and solar-driven interfacial evaporation technology have shown great potential in seeking clean and sustainable water resources. Here, inspired by a variety of organisms in nature, a multi-functional hydrogel matrix composed of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sodium alginate (SA) cross-linked by borax as well as doped with zeolitic imidazolate framework material 67 (ZIF-67) and graphene owning macro/micro/nano hierarchical structure has successfully fabricated for producing clean water. The hydrogel not only can reach the average water harvesting ratio up to 22.44 g g-1 under the condition of fog flow after 5 h, but also be capable of desorbing the harvested water with water release efficiency of 1.67 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 sun. In addition to excellent performance in passive fog harvesting, the evaporation rate over 1.89 kg m-2 h-1 is attained under 1 sun on natural seawater during long-term. This hydrogel indicates its potential in producing clean water resources in multiple scenarios in different dry or wet states, and which holds great promise for flexible electronic materials and sustainable sewage or wastewater treatment applications.
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- Yi Zhang
- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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- Institute for Fiber Engineering (IFES), Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER), Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
- Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, Nagano 386-8567, Japan
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Dhar M, Kara UI, Das S, Xu Y, Mandal S, Dupont RL, Boerner EC, Chen B, Yao Y, Wang X, Manna U. Design of a self-cleanable multilevel anticounterfeiting interface through covalent chemical modulation. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:2204-2214. [PMID: 37000456 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00180f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Counterfeit products have posed a significant threat to consumers safety and the global economy. To address this issue, extensive studies have been exploring the use of coatings with unclonable, microscale features for authentication purposes. However, the ease of readout, and the stability of these features against water, deposited dust, and wear, which are required for practical use, remain challenging. Here we report a novel class of chemically functionalizable coatings with a combination of a physically unclonable porous topography and distinct physiochemical properties (e.g., fluorescence, water wettability, and water adhesion) obtained through orthogonal chemical modifications (i.e., 1,4-conjugate addition reaction and Schiff-base reaction at ambient conditions). Unprecedentedly, a self-cleanable and physically unclonable coating is introduced to develop a multilevel anticounterfeiting interface. We demonstrate that the authentication of the fluorescent porous topography can be verified using deep learning. More importantly, the spatially selective chemical modifications can be read with the naked eye via underwater exposure and UV light illumination. Overall, the results reported in this work provide a facile basis for designing functional surfaces capable of independent and multilevel decryption of authenticity.
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- Manideepa Dhar
- Bio-Inspired Polymeric Materials Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India.
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Bio-Inspired Polymeric Materials Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India.
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Bio-Inspired Polymeric Materials Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India.
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 91125, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
- Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Bio-Inspired Polymeric Materials Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India.
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India
- Centre for Nanotechnology, School of Health Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam 781039, India
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Zhu Z, Liu Z, Tan G, Qi J, Zhou Y, Li J. Interlayered Interface of a Thin Film Composite Janus Membrane for Sieving Volatile Substances in Membrane Distillation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:7612-7623. [PMID: 37104662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Hypersaline wastewater treatment using membrane distillation (MD) has gained significant attention due to its ability to completely reject nonvolatile substances. However, a critical limitation of current MD membranes is their inability to intercept volatile substances owing to their large membrane pores. Additionally, the strong interaction between volatile substances and MD membranes underwater tends to cause membrane wetting. To overcome these challenges, we developed a dual-layer thin film composite (TFC) Janus membrane through electrospinning and sequential interfacial polymerization of a polyamide (PA) layer and cross-linking a polyvinyl alcohol/polyacrylic acid (PP) layer. The resulting Janus membrane exhibited high flux (>27 L m-2 h-1), salt rejection of ∼100%, phenol rejection of ∼90%, and excellent resistance to wetting and fouling. The interlayered interface between the PA and PP layer allowed the sieve of volatile substances by limiting their dissolution-diffusion, with the increasing hydrogen bond network formation preventing their transport. In contrast, small water molecules with powerful dynamics were permeable through the TFC membrane. Both experimental and molecular dynamics simulation results elucidated the sieving mechanism. Our findings demonstrate that this type of TFC Janus membrane can serve as a novel strategy to design next-generation MD membranes against volatile and non-volatile contaminants, which can have significant implications in the treatment of complex hypersaline wastewater.
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- Zhigao Zhu
- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of New Membrane Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Cheng Q, Lyu J, Shi N, Zhang X. Smart Energy-Absorbing Aerogel-Based Honeycombs with Selectively Nanoconfined Shear-Stiffening Gel. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2300002. [PMID: 36732848 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Aerogels, shaped as fibers, films, as well as monoliths, have demonstrated a plethora of applications in both academia and industry due to charming properties including ultralow density, large specific surface area, high porosity, etc., however studies on more complicated aerogel forms (e.g., honeycombs) with more powerful applications have not been fully explored. Herein, the Kevlar aerogel honeycomb is firstly constructed through a dry ice-assisted 3D printing method, where the Kevlar nanofiber ink is printed directly in dry ice freezing atmosphere, followed by supercritical fluid drying. The subsequent 3D Kevlar/shear-stiffening gel (SSG) honeycomb (3D-KSH) can be obtained by selective nanoconfining of SSG into nanopores of the aerogel skeleton wall (with the loading amount of 93 wt%) rather than into open honeycomb channels, solving the leakage, creep deformation, and shape design infeasibility of the SSG. Combining the advantages of Kevlar, honeycomb and SSG, the fabricated 3D-KSH shows obvious smart responsive behavior to external stimulus. Additionally, the 3D-KSH has high strain rate sensitivity (sensitivity factor of 4.16 × 10-4 ) and excellent impact protection performance (energy absorption value up to 176 J g-1 at the strain rate of 6300 s-1 ), which will significantly broaden application prospect in some intelligent protection fields.
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- Qingqing Cheng
- Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Suzhou Institute of Nano-tech and Nano-bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, NW3 2PF, UK
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Xie H, Du Y, Zhou W, Xu W, Zhang C, Niu R, Wu T, Qu J. Efficient Fabrication of Micro/Nanostructured Polyethylene/Carbon Nanotubes Foam with Robust Superhydrophobicity, Excellent Photothermality, and Sufficient Adaptability for All-Weather Freshwater Harvesting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023:e2300915. [PMID: 36970813 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The integration of fog collection and solar-driven evaporation has great significance in addressing the challenge of the global freshwater crisis. Herein, a micro/nanostructured polyethylene/carbon nanotubes foam with interconnected open-cell structure (MN-PCG) is fabricated using an industrialized micro extrusion compression molding technology. The 3D surface micro/nanostructure provides sufficient nucleation points for tiny water droplets to harvest moisture from humid air and a fog harvesting efficiency of 1451 mg cm-2 h-1 is achieved at night. The homogeneously dispersed carbon nanotubes and the graphite oxide@carbon nanotubes coating endow the MN-PCG foam with excellent photothermal properties. Benefitting from the excellent photothermal property and sufficient steam escape channels, the MN-PCG foam attains a superior evaporation rate of 2.42 kg m-2 h-1 under 1 Sun illumination. Consequently, a daily yield of ≈35 kg m-2 is realized by the integration of fog collection and solar-driven evaporation. Moreover, the robust superhydrophobicity, acid/alkali tolerance, thermal resistance, and passive/active de-icing properties provide a guarantee for the long-term work of the MN-PCG foam during practical outdoor applications. The large-scale fabrication method for an all-weather freshwater harvester offers an excellent solution to address the global water scarcity.
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- Heng Xie
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Technique and Equipment for Macromolecular Advanced Manufacturing, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education; Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure and Hubei Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials and Medical Protective Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Technique and Equipment for Macromolecular Advanced Manufacturing, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, China
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Zhou S, Jiang L, Dong Z. Overflow Control for Sustainable Development by Superwetting Surface with Biomimetic Structure. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2276-2310. [PMID: 35522923 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liquid flowing around a solid edge, i.e., overflow, is a commonly observed flow behavior. Recent research into surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled overflow behavior has attracted much attention. Achieving controllable macroscale liquid dynamics by manipulating the micro-nanoscale liquid overflow has stimulated diverse scientific interest and fostered widespread use in practical applications. In this review, we outline the evolution of overflow and present a critical survey of the mechanism of surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled liquid overflow in multilength scales ranging from centimeter to micro and even nanoscale. We summarize the latest progress in utilizing the mechanisms to manipulate liquid overflow and achieve macroscale liquid dynamics and in emerging applications to manipulate overflow for sustainable development in various fields, along with challenges and perspectives.
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- Shan Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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He G, Zhang C, Dong Z. Survival in desert: Extreme water adaptations and bioinspired structural designs. iScience 2022; 26:105819. [PMID: 36636349 PMCID: PMC9830228 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Deserts are the driest places in the world, desert creatures have evolved special adaptations to survive in this extreme water shortage environment. The collection and transport of condensed water have been of particular interest regarding the potential transfer of the underlying mechanisms to technical applications. In this review, the mechanisms of water capture and transport were first summarized. Secondly, an introduction of four typical desert creatures including cactus, desert beetles, lizards, and snakes which have special adaptations to manage water was elaborated. Thirdly, the recent progress of biomimetic water-collecting structures including cactus, desert beetles, and lizards inspired designs and the influence of overflow on water collection was demonstrated. Finally, the conclusions were drawn, and future issues were pointed out. The present study will further promote research on bioinspired water management strategies.
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- Guandi He
- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China,Corresponding author
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China,Corresponding author
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Lu K, Liu C, Liu J, He Y, Tian X, Liu Z, Cao Y, Shen Y, Huang W, Zhang K. Hierarchical Natural Pollen Cell-Derived Composite Sorbents for Efficient Atmospheric Water Harvesting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:33032-33040. [PMID: 35839436 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Freshwater scarcity is a critical challenge threatening human survival especially due to poverty and arid and off-grid regions. Sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) has emerged as a promising strategy for clean water production. However, most of the high-capacity sorbents are limited by the poor sorption/desorption kinetics and uncontrollable liquid leakage problem. Inspired by the plant transpiration process, we develop an environmentally friendly LiCl@pollen cell-polypyrrole (LiCl@PC-PPy) composite sorbent by confining the LiCl hygroscopic agent in the cages of the PC-PPy. The composite sorbent exhibits much improved sorption/desorption kinetics owing to the hydrophilicity of the hierarchical porous structure of the pollen cells, which provides abundant water sorption active sites and diffusion pathways and forms a concave meniscus on cell skeletons to maximize the thermal utilization efficiency. Moreover, the big cavities of the PC-PPy cages can serve as a water reservoir to reduce liquid leakage. As a result, the sorbent can capture atmospheric water to 85% of its own weight under 60% relative humidity (RH) within 2 h and rapidly release the water within 1 h under weak light irradiation of 0.8 sun. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the fabricated AWH device can absorb 1.55 gwater/gsorbent at night and collect 1.53 gwater/gsorbent of water in 1-day outdoor operation, and the collected water can meet the drinking water standards defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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- Kunjuan Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- School of Materials and Energy, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Vocational & Technical College, Hangzhou 310005, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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Guo J, Huang W, Guo Z, Liu W. Design of a Venation-like Patterned Surface with Hybrid Wettability for Highly Efficient Fog Harvesting. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:3104-3111. [PMID: 35377661 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Inspired by Namib Desert beetle and leaf venation, a wettability-integrated system consisting of wettability-hybrid coatings and venation-like patterns was designed and successfully fabricated via a simple, low-cost, and eco-friendly route. The as-prepared surface can construct a 3D topography with a water layer and efficiently drain through the venation-like patterns. The combination of multiple mechanisms enhances the fog harvesting ability significantly. Meanwhile, the synergistic mechanisms of fog harvesting enhancement by a wettability-integrated surface were further studied and discussed.
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- Jie Guo
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Xiao Y, Guo Z. Recent advances in biomimetic surfaces inspired by creatures for fog harvesting. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03675k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this review, the recent advances in artificial surfaces for fog harvesting are introduced with emphasis on the surfaces and their mechanisms used to enhance water capture and transportation, providing prospects for coping with water shortages.
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- Yisu Xiao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430000, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430000, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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