Sequence liquid manipulation on a multifunctional snowflake-patterned interface with dual unidirectional wettability
Weiming Wu, Haoyu Bai, Yi Yang, Guoqiang Li, Zuqiao Chen, Chengning Tang, Huan Yin, Lin Lai, Jiasong Liu, Sensen Xuan, Yuegan Song, Senyun Liu, Kai Yin, Moyuan Cao
Abstract
Inspired by the fractal structure of snowflake and the Janus interface of lotus leaf, here we present a sequence liquid transporting interface with a dual unidirectional pathway for manipulating micro-droplets in fog collection and microreactions.
Topics & Concepts
SnowflakeJanusInterface (matter)WettingLotus effectDual (grammatical number)Materials scienceSequence (biology)NanotechnologyChemistryPhysicsComposite materialArtSnowLiteratureOrganic chemistryRaw materialMeteorologyBiochemistrySessile drop techniqueSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer