Large-Scale Fabrication of Bioinspired Fibers for Directional Water Collection

✍ Scribed by Hao Bai; Ruize Sun; Jie Ju; Xi Yao; Yongmei Zheng; Lei Jiang

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 852 KB
• Volume: 7
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1613-6810
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201101408

✦ Synopsis

Spider-silk inspired functional fibers with periodic spindle-knots and the ability to collect water in a directional manner are fabricated on a large scale using a fluid coating method. The fabrication process is investigated in detail, considering factors like the fiber-drawing velocity, solution viscosity, and surface tension. These bioinspired fibers are inexpensive and durable, which makes it possible to collect water from fog in a similar manner to a spider's web.