4D printing of butterfly scale-inspired structures for wide-angle directional liquid transport

• Main Authors: Liu, Xiaojiang, Li, Boyuan, Gu, Zhongze, Zhou, Kun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; 4D Printing; Butterfly Scale
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170335
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Unidirectional liquid transport has been extensively explored for water/fog harvesting, electrochemical sensing, and desalination. However, current research mainly focuses on linear liquid transport (transport angle α = 0°), which exhibits hindered lateral liquid spreading and low unidirectional tra...