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journal article·2020-02Open access

Water Collection: 3D‐Printed Cactus‐Inspired Spine Structures for Highly Efficient Water Collection (Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2/2020)

Xiangjia Li, Yang Yang, Luyang Liu, Yiyu Chen, Ming Chu, Haofan Sun, Weitong Shan, Yong Chen

Advanced Materials Interfaces· Volume 7· Issue 3
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Abstract

In article number 1901752, Xiangjia Li, Yong Chen, and co-workers demonstrate an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly 3D printed water collection device by reproducing natural clusters of branched spines. 3D printing enables the water collection study of artificial spines in terms of wettability, geometric shape, number of branches, and their arrangements. The hexagonally arranged multibranched spines show promising properties in terms of water collection and transportation.
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Materials processing

OpenAlex topics: Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials · Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Advanced Materials and Mechanics

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Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Southern California 3715 McClintock Ave Los Angeles CA 90089 USA

School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Arizona State University 551 E Tyler Mall Tempe AZ 85281 USA

Department of Mechanical Engineering San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego CA 92182 USA

Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California 925 Bloom Walk Los Angeles CA 90089 USA

Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Viterbi School of Engineering University of Southern California 854 Downey Way Los Angeles CA 90089 USA

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