A Novel Bioinspired Continuous Unidirectional Liquid Spreading Surface Structure from the Peristome Surface of Nepenthes alata

A novel unidirectional liquid spreading surface with an inclined arc pitted groove, inspired by the continuous unidirectional liquid spreading mechanism on the peristome surface of N. alata, is explored and fabricated by two‐step UV lithography. Its superior unidirectional liquid spreading capabilit...

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Published inSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. np - n/a
Main Authors Chen, Huawei, Zhang, Liwen, Zhang, Pengfei, Zhang, Deyuan, Han, Zhiwu, Jiang, Lei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.01.2017
Subjects
bioinspired surfaces
Biomimetics - methods
Caryophyllaceae - anatomy & histology
Grooves
inclined UV lithography
Liquids
Lithography
Nepenthes alata
Spreading
Surface Properties
Surface structure
Ultraviolet Rays
unidirectional liquid spreading
inclined UV lithography
Nepenthes alata
bioinspired surfaces
unidirectional liquid spreading
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Summary:A novel unidirectional liquid spreading surface with an inclined arc pitted groove, inspired by the continuous unidirectional liquid spreading mechanism on the peristome surface of N. alata, is explored and fabricated by two‐step UV lithography. Its superior unidirectional liquid spreading capability to that of other surface patterns is demonstrated, and its unidirectional liquid spreading mechanism is investigated.
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ISSN:1613-6810
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1613-6829
DOI:10.1002/smll.201601676