journal article·2026-07

Foldable Biomimetic Burdock Flower-Inspired Hollow Rotational Structure for Fog Collection

Yanshu Zhong, Muneerah Alomar, Song Lv, Yan Xin, Shangzhen Xie

Journal of Bionic Engineering· Volume 23· Issue 4
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