Highly Efficient Multiscale Fog Collector Inspired by Sarracenia Trichome Hierarchical Structure.

ABSTRACT: Fog harvesting through bionic strategies to solve water shortage has drawn considerable attention. Recently, an ultrafast fog harvesting and transport mode was identified in Sarracenia trichome, which is mainly attributed to its superslippery capillary force induced by its unique hierarchical microchannel. However, the underlying effect of hierarchical microchannel-induced ultrafast transport on fog harvesting and the multiscale structural coupling effect on highly efficient fog harvesting are still great challenges. Herein, a bionic Sarracenia trichome (BST) with an on-demand regular hierarchical microchannel is designed using a one-step thermoplastic stretching approach on a glass fiber bundle. The BST is engineered to harbor major channels confined by an inner gear pattern along with ju

SUBMITTER: Chen H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671618 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature