A fishbone-inspired liquid splitter enables directional droplet transportation and spontaneous separation
Zehang Cui, Lin Xiao, Yaoxia Li, Yabin Zhang, Guoqiang Li, Haoyu Bai, Xiaoxuan Tang, Maolin Zhou, Jiahao Fang, Long Guo, Senyun Liu, Chunhua Xiao, Moyuan Cao
Abstract
Inspired by the directional wettability of the fishbone, a novel assembled fish-spine-like liquid splitter is prepared, achieving directional self-transport and separation of the mixed droplets in a specific surface tension range.
Topics & Concepts
SplitterWettingSeparation (statistics)Materials scienceSurface tensionNanotechnologyOpticsComputer scienceComposite materialPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMachine learningSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityFluid Dynamics and Heat TransferAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials