Condensation on slippery asymmetric bumps

Kyoo-Chul Park (), Philseok Kim, Alison Grinthal, Neil He, David Fox, James C. Weaver and Joanna Aizenberg ()
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Kyoo-Chul Park: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Philseok Kim: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Alison Grinthal: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Neil He: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
David Fox: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
James C. Weaver: Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Joanna Aizenberg: John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University

Nature, 2016, vol. 531, issue 7592, 78-82

Abstract: A surface engineering approach is described that is inspired by the water-condensation capability of the bumps on desert beetles, the droplet transportation facilitated by cactus spines and the slippery coating of the pitcher plant, to produce a structure with many water-harvesting applications.

Date: 2016
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