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SMALL
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602992
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- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
- Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China [15KJB430025]
- Qing Lan Project for Excellent Scientific and Technological Innovation Team of Jiangsu Province
- Project for Jiangsu Scientific and Technological Innovation Team
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Nowadays, the pollution of water has become worse in many parts of the world, which causes a severe shortage of clean water and attracts widespread attention worldwide. Bioinspired from nature, i.e. spider silk, cactus, Namib desert beetle, Nepenthes alata, special wettability surfaces have attracted great interest from fundamental research to water-harvesting applications. Here, recently published literature about creatures possessing water-harvesting ability are reviewed, with a focus on the corresponding water-harvesting mechanisms of creatures in dry or arid regions, consisting of the theory of wetting and transporting. Then a detailed account of the innovative fabrication technologies and bionic water-harvesting materials with special wetting are summarized, i.e. bio-inspired artificial spider silk, bio-inspired artificial cactus-like structures, and bio-inspired artificial Namib desert beetle-like surfaces. Special attentions are paid to the discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the technologies, as well as factors that affect the amount of water-harvesting. Finally, conclusions, future outlooks and the current challenges for future development of the water-harvesting technology are presented and discussed.
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