journal article·2026-01

Capillarity-driven liquid transport in bioinspired curved microchannels for enhanced flow efficiency and water harvesting

Qingquan Li, Yanling Wan, Yinlong Bai, Yonghua Wang

Applied Physics A· Volume 132· Issue 1
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