Issue 77, 2014
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Water collection abilities of green bristlegrass bristle†

Yan Xue,a   Ting Wang,a   Weiwei Shi,a   Leilei Suna  and  Yongmei Zheng*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P.R. China
E-mail: zhengym@buaa.edu.cn

Abstract

A unique water collection ability is revealed in green bristlegrass bristle that is attributed to a barb array similar to the ratchet structure that is arranged on the cone groove surface of bristle. The multi-level geometric gradients are formed to dominate the coalescence and directionally transport the tiny droplets of condensed water.

Graphical abstract: Water collection abilities of green bristlegrass bristle

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA06661H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Jul 2014
Accepted
15 Aug 2014
First published
15 Aug 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 40837-40840

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Water collection abilities of green bristlegrass bristle

Y. Xue, T. Wang, W. Shi, L. Sun and Y. Zheng, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 40837 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA06661H

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