Surfaces Inspired by the Nepenthes Peristome for Unidirectional Liquid Transport
© 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
| Publié dans: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). - 1998. - 29(2017), 45 vom: 18. Dez. |
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| Autres auteurs: | , , , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2017
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| Accès à la collection: | Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Review Nepenthes alata bioinspired surfaces peristome-mimetic surfaces unidirectional liquid transport |
| Résumé: | © 2017 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. The slippery peristome of the pitcher plant Nepenthes has attracted much attention due to its unique function for preying on insects. Recent findings on the peristome surface of Nepenthes alata demonstrate a fast and continuous unidirectional liquid transport, which is enabled by the combination of a pinning effect at the sharp edges and a capillary rise in the wedge, deriving from the multiscale structure, which provides inspiration for designing and fabricating functional surfaces for unidirectional liquid transport. Developments in the fabrication methods of peristome-inspired surfaces and control methods for liquid transport are summarized. Both potential applications in the fields of microfluidic devices, biomedicine, and mechanical engineering and directions for further research in the future are discussed |
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| Description: | Date Completed 18.07.2018 Date Revised 01.10.2020 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-4095 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/adma.201702995 |