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Programmable and Unidirectional Liquid Self‐Transport on Modular Fluidic Units

Jiasong Liu, Chengyu Zhao, Haoyu Bai, Guoqiang Li, Huijuan Li, Yuan Wang, Sensen Xuan, Yucai Ge, Jiaxin Yu, Xiaoxin Li, Xiaopeng Wang, Liang Chen, Zehang Cui, Moyuan Cao

Advanced Materials· Volume 37· Issue 47
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Abstract

Abstract The precise control of liquids is essential for both organisms in harsh environments and human society. However, current nature‐inspired fluidic systems, especially liquid self‐transport on open‐surfaces, lack programmability due to their inherent fixed structures, and freely integrating such interfaces remains challenging. Here, modular fluidic units (MFUs) enabling real‐time reconfiguration of pathways through the simple assembly and disassembly of joint structures are presented. Continuous self‐transport across discontinuous units is achieved by means of a water bridge induced unidirectional mechanism. Given the promoted transport performance, a series of functional devices are further developed in plane, including switchable flow distributor, stepwise liquid delivery, transport editing, and micro‐reaction platform. These findings provide a facile yet efficient strategy to enable unidirectional self‐transport, simultaneously enhancing the capability of pathway regulating and transport predicting, offering possibilities for future smart liquid manipulation on open‐surfaces.
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OpenAlex topics: Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence · Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation · Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies

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Affiliations

School of Manufacturing Science and Engineering Key Laboratory of Testing Technology for Manufacturing Process Ministry of Education Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P. R. China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin Key Laboratory of Metal and Molecular Materials Chemistry Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Nankai university Tianjin 300350 P. R. China

Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties School of Mathematics and Physics Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Southwest University of Science and Technology · Key Laboratory of Icing and Anti/De-icing of Aircraft · Key Technologies Research and Development Program

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